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QuizMultiple Choice

Compromise and the Constitution

Question 9 • WV-US Studies

Disagreements between states during the Constitutional Convention were settled by

Answer
A
delegates from all thirteen states.
B
discussion and compromise.
C
the decisions of George Washington.
D
the Articles of Confederation.

Explanation

Delegates at the Constitutional Convention had different interests and debated how the new government should work. They settled disagreements through discussion and compromise, including agreements such as the Great Compromise, which addressed how states would be represented in Congress. George Washington presided over the Convention, but he did not simply decide the disputes.

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