Drafting the Constitution

Question 1

Which statement about the Great Compromise is accurate?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It merged the ideas of multiple delegates’ plans.

Question 2

Once the delegates settled the Great Compromise, what issue did they tackle next?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the Three-Fifths Compromise

Question 3

The Virginia Plan supported the idea of

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representation based on population.

Question 4

What was the most debated subject between large and small states during the Constitutional Convention?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

representation

Question 5

In what part of the Great Compromise are the ideas of the Virginia Plan represented?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the House of Representatives

Question 6

According to the 1790 census, where did most enslaved people live?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

mostly in the South

Question 7

Which statement about the northern states in the 1780s is accurate?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They generally had less enslaved labor than the southern states.

Question 8

Which of these was not a key difference between Northern and Southern states at the Constitutional Convention?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Wanting to elect the president directly vs. using an electoral college

Question 9

Which statement about the delegates at the Constitutional Convention is accurate?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The delegates considered each one of their states to have independent interests.

Drafting the Constitution Answers