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New Nation
Great Compromise
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When was the Constitutional Convention? | It was May-September 1787 |
| Where was the Constitutional Convention held? | It was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in their State House. |
| Why were they meeting for the Constitutional Convention? | They were meeting because they planned to fix the Articles because the States had too much power. |
| What did they actually do at the Constitutional Convention? | They actually rewrote the Articles and named the second attempt The Constitution. |
| What was Virginia's nickname for the Great Compromise? | The Large State Plan |
| What was New Jersey's nickname for the Great Compromise? | The Small State Plan |
| What type of legislature did Virginia want? | They wanted a bicameral or two houses or parts |
| What type of legislature did New Jersey want? | They wanted a unicameral or one house or part |
| What type of representation did Virginia want? | They wanted to be represented based on popultaion |
| What type of representation did New Jersey want? | They wanted to have an equal voice or two people per state |
| What went into the Constitution from the Virginia plan? | The Bicameral, representation being based on population, supreme power rests in the central government, and three branches in the central government to create a separation of power |
| What went into the Constitution from the New Jersey plan? | Equal representation, supreme power rests in the central government, gave central government the power to tax and regulate trade |
| What two other things did Virginia want? | They wanted supreme power to rest in the central government and three branches in the central government to a separation of power |
| What two other things did New Jersey want? | They wanted supreme power to rest in the central government and give the central government the power to tax and regulate trade |
| Why was the 3/5 Compromise needed? | The Compromise was needed because the were arguing whether or not the slaves should be counted when determining the state's total population for legislature representation and taxing the state. |
| What was the 3/5 Compromise? | 3/5 of the slave population would count towards the total for population the southern wanted it. |
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