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What key question divided the framers?
Whether to ban slavery in all states immediately
Whether the United States should go to war with Britain
government’s power: from states or directly from the people?
Whether to allow foreign leaders to vote in elections
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Why did larger states favor the Virginia Plan?
It required all laws to be approved by state governors.
Big states got more representatives and influence-population
It eliminated the legislative branch.
It gave each state the same number of representatives.
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How did the New Jersey Plan differ from the Virginia Plan?
only large states could send delegates to Congress
It proposed 3 branches of government while Virginia wanted 2
1 part legislature with equal votes for each state
bicameral legislature with representation based-population
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When and where did the Constitutional Convention first meet?
May 25, 1787, in East Room of the Pennsylvania State House
September 17, 1787, at Federal Hall
July 4, 1776, at Carpenter’s Hall
May 25, 1789, in Independence Hall
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Why did Southern delegates want enslaved people counted in the population totals?
To reduce their tax burden
To lower the number of representatives from the South
Because they believed enslaved people should vote
To increase the South’s representatives in the House
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Why was George Washington chosen president of the convention?
He wrote the Constitution.
He was admired & respected as the former commander in chief
He promised to become the first president of the United Stat
He was the only delegate from Virginia.
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What was one direct outcome of Shays’ Rebellion for the national government?
States banned paper money nationwide
The Constitution was ratified the next month
Congressional convention in Philadelphia in 1787--update AoC
Congress immediately created a standing national army
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According to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, when could a territory apply to become a state?
As soon as settlers arrived
When it had 60,000 people
When it had 5,000 people total
When it had 500 free adult males
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What action did Daniel Shays and his followers take in early 1787?
They marched on the arsenal at Springfield to take weapons
They negotiated a loan from foreign banks
They voted to form a new state government
They met with Congress to demand lower taxes
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What major issue divided the delegates during the convention?
Whether Benjamin Franklin should be king
Whether to keep the Articles of Confederation unchanged
How much power the national government should have versus th
Whether to immediately declare war on Britain
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What was the main feature of the House of Representatives under the Great Compromise?
Representation would be based on each state's population.
Representatives would be chosen only by state governors.
Each state would have one representative regardless of size.
Each state would have two representatives.
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What main question did delegates debate after the Great Compromise?
Whether the president should serve for life
How many senators each state should have
Whether to allow women to vote
How slaves should be counted for representation in House
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hy was the Great Compromise important for the Constitutional Convention?
It gave all the power to the executive branch
It replaced the idea of representing the people with full s
It allowed the convention to immediately adjourn (end)
combined features of 2 plans and saved the Constitution
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