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Framers |
The 55 delegates who attended the convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1787 |
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Fathers of the Constitution |
George Washington James Madison Alexander Hamilton Robert Morris Ben Franklin George Madison |
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Why did the Farmers of the Constitution meet in private? |
They did not want the public to review their ideas before they were finished |
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Bicameral |
(of a legislative body) having two branches or chambers. |
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Interstate |
Between or connecting two states |
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Imports |
Goods bought in the U.S from foreign countries |
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Exports |
Goods sold and shipped to foreign countries |
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Virginia Plan |
a plan proposed by Edmund Randolph, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787, that proposed a government with three branches and a two-house legislature in which representation would be based on a state’s population or wealth |
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New Jersey Plan |
a plan of government proposed at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 that called for a one-house legislature in which each state would have one vote |
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Why were the smaller states in favor of the New Jersey plan? |
They wanted equal representation with the larger states |
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The convention delegates,who came from different states |
had similar ideas about the new government |
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What was the connection between the three-fifths compromises and taxes? |
Three fifths of all slaves were counted to figure how much states owed the federal government in taxes |
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Why was James Madison known as the "Father of the Constitution?" |
He contributed more ideas to the Constitution than any other delegates |
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What conflict did the Great Compromise resolve? |
How state would be represented in congress |
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what issue was addressed by the Three-Fifth Comprise? |
how the slave population would be counted |
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What did all of the Framers of the Constitution agree to before the convention? |
too work in secret |
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What statement is true about the Constitutional Convention? |
not all of the delegates were willing to sign the Constitution. |
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How would states be represented in congress under the New Jersey plan? |
they would be represented equally |
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The Virginia plan called for members of the Senate to be |
… |
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Convention delegates from smaller states were in favor of |
A federal executive of more than one person. |
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What two plans of government did the delegates consider? |
The New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan |
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What did the delegates finally agree to about how much power Congress would have over trade? |
Congress was given control over trade between the states. |
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The northern states wanted all foreign trade controlled by? |
Congress |
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The Farmers all agreed |
That the country needed a new national government |
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Which compromise combinded parts of the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan to make the legislature like it is today? |
The Connecticut Compromise |
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