The Constitutional Convention
Explore the key figures, compromises, and outcomes of the 1787 Constitutional Convention with this comprehensive worksheet.
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The Constitutional Convention
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1. What was the primary purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
To declare independence from Great Britain
To revise the Articles of Confederation
To elect the first President of the United States
To establish a new system of taxation
2. Which of the following plans proposed a strong national government with a bicameral legislature where representation was based on population?
The New Jersey Plan
The Virginia Plan
The Great Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise
3. The Constitutional Convention took place in the city of in the year .
4. The agreement that created a bicameral legislature with proportional representation in the House and equal representation in the Senate was known as the .
5. All 13 states sent delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
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False
6. The Three-Fifths Compromise determined that enslaved people would count as three-fifths of a person for both representation and taxation.
True
False
7. Briefly explain why the Articles of Confederation were considered too weak and prompted the need for a new constitution.