Compromises of the US Constitution
Explore the key compromises made during the creation of the US Constitution, including the Great Compromise, the Three-Fifths Compromise, and the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise.
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Compromises of the US Constitution
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability.
1. Which compromise created a bicameral legislature with representation based on population in one house and equal representation in the other?
The Three-Fifths Compromise
The Commerce Compromise
The Great Compromise
The Slave Trade Compromise
2. The Compromise determined that three out of every five enslaved people would be counted for both taxation and representation.
3. The Plan proposed a legislative branch with representation based on population.
4. The New Jersey Plan favored larger states by proposing representation based on population.
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5. Explain the main disagreement between large and small states that led to the Great Compromise.
Match each compromise with its description.
6. Great Compromise
a. Addressed how enslaved people would be counted for representation.
7. Three-Fifths Compromise
b. Created a two-house legislature.
8. Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
c. Allowed Congress to regulate trade but prohibited interference with the slave trade for 20 years.