Compromises of the US Constitution
Explore the key compromises made during the drafting 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. This worksheet covers the major compromises made during the Constitutional Convention.
1. Which compromise addressed the issue of representation in the legislative branch, balancing the interests of large and small states?
The Three-Fifths Compromise
The Commerce Compromise
The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)
The Slave Trade Compromise
2. The Three-Fifths Compromise determined that for purposes of representation and taxation, enslaved people would be counted as what fraction of a person?
One-half
One-third
Three-fifths
Two-thirds
1. The Compromise created a bicameral legislature with representation based on population in the House of Representatives and equal representation in the Senate.
2. The and Slave Trade Compromise allowed the importation of enslaved people to continue for twenty more years.
1. The Great Compromise primarily benefited the Southern states by granting them more power in the House of Representatives.
True
False
2. The Commerce Compromise gave the federal government the power to regulate interstate and foreign trade, but prohibited taxes on exports.
True
False
1. Explain the primary disagreement between large and small states that led to the Great Compromise.
2. Describe the impact of the Three-Fifths Compromise on the balance of power between Northern and Southern states.
Match each compromise with its description.
1. Great Compromise
a. Addressed the issue of counting enslaved people for representation.
2. Three-Fifths Compromise
b. Created a bicameral legislature.
3. Commerce Compromise
c. Allowed federal regulation of trade but prohibited export taxes.