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The Virginia Plan supported the idea of

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representation based on population.
B
unicameral legislation.
C
equal representation of states.
D
multi-cameral representation.
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Once the delegates settled the Great Compromise, what issue did they tackle next?

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the New Jersey Plan
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the Virginia Plan
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the Electoral process for the presidency
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the Three-Fifths Compromise
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Read the excerpt from Robert Yates’s notes from the Constitutional Convention on June 11, 1787.Mr. Wilson was of opinion, and therefore moved, that the mode of representation of each of the States ought to be from the number of its free inhabitants, and of every other description three fifths to one free inhabitant.

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the Three-Fifths Compromise
B
the Virginia Plan
C
the Great Compromise
D
the New Jersey Plan
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a
a legislature based on size of the state
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an act of working as a lawmaker for a group
a
a government made up of two parts or houses
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an agreement reached after long debate
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Read the excerpt from Robert Yates’s notes from the Constitutional Convention on June 11, 1787.Mr. Wilson was of opinion, and therefore moved, that the mode of representation of each of the States ought to be from the number of its free inhabitants, and of every other description three fifths to one free inhabitant.

A
established equal representation in Congress regardless of a state’s population.
B
established proportional representation in Congress for both large and small states.
C
established that a state’s enslaved population would be counted for partial representation.
D
established that slavery would be outlawed within twenty years of the Constitution’s ratification.
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Read the excerpt from James Madison’s notes on the Constitutional Convention from July 14, 1787.Mr. SHERMAN urged the equality of votes [in the Senate] not so much as a security for the small States; as for the State Govts. which could not be preserved unless they were represented & had a negative in the Genl. Government. He had no objection to the members in the [House] voting per capita, as had been suggested by [Mr. Gerry].

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the Three-Fifths Compromise
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the Virginia Plan
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the Great Compromise
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the New Jersey Plan
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Which statement about the northern states in the 1780s is accurate?

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Their economy was based on agriculture.
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They had far fewer large cities than the southern states.
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They generally had less enslaved labor than the southern states.
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They had very large farms called plantations.
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According to the 1790 census, where did most enslaved people live?

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only in the North
B
mostly in the South
C
mostly in the Mid-West
D
only in the far West
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Which of these was not a key difference between Northern and Southern states at the Constitutional Convention?

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Wanting to elect the president directly vs. using an electoral college
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Having more, larger cities vs. having fewer, smaller cities
C
Wanting to protect agriculture vs. protect industries
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Having many enslaved people vs. using less enslaved labor
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What was the primary way the farms in the South differed from those in the North?

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The farms of the South did not rely on enslaved labor.
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The farms of the South raised cash crops using a plantation system.
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The farms of the South only provided crops for southern families.
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The farms of the South were pushed aside for other industries.

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