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Which state did NOT send delegates to the convention?
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Virginia
New York
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What major issue divided the delegates during the convention?
Whether to keep the Articles of Confederation unchanged
Whether Benjamin Franklin should be king
How much power the national government should have versus th
Whether to immediately declare war on Britain
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What main question did delegates debate after the Great Compromise?
How many senators each state should have
Whether the president should serve for life
How slaves should be counted for representation in House
Whether to allow women to vote
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What position did most Northern delegates take about counting enslaved people?
excluded from both representation and taxation
They should be given immediate citizenship and right to vote
counted only as property that could be taxed, but not people
They should be counted fully as citizens for representation.
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What surprising action did the delegates take after debating the Virginia Plan?
They voted to make James Madison king.
They decided to keep the Articles of Confederation.
They postponed all decisions until the next year
They agreed to write a completely new Constitution.
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Why did larger states favor the Virginia Plan?
It required all laws to be approved by state governors.
It eliminated the legislative branch.
Big states got more representatives and influence-population
It gave each state the same number of representatives.
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What problem showed a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Congress could not pass any laws.
Foreign countries controlled U.S. land
States argued with each other over borders and taxes. (Corre
The president had too much power.
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What action did Daniel Shays and his followers take in early 1787?
They voted to form a new state government
They negotiated a loan from foreign banks
They met with Congress to demand lower taxes
They marched on the arsenal at Springfield to take weapons
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Which statement best describes the delegates as a group?
experienced, educated White men with political backgrounds
They included women and people of color.
They were mostly young farmers with little political experi
They were primarily foreign leaders invited to advise the Un
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How did the New Jersey Plan differ from the Virginia Plan?
bicameral legislature with representation based-population
1 part legislature with equal votes for each state
only large states could send delegates to Congress
It proposed 3 branches of government while Virginia wanted 2
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What was the main feature of the House of Representatives under the Great Compromise?
Representatives would be chosen only by state governors.
Each state would have two representatives.
Representation would be based on each state's population.
Each state would have one representative regardless of size.
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Why was George Washington chosen president of the convention?
He promised to become the first president of the United Stat
He was admired & respected as the former commander in chief
He wrote the Constitution.
He was the only delegate from Virginia.
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Under the Land Ordinance of 1785, how was each township organized?
Into 50 sections sold only to wealthy landowners
Into territories governed by a governor
Into 12 sections of 100 acres each
Into 36 sections of 640 acres each, with one section for pub
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