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What was the primary way the farms in the South differed from those in the North?

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The farms of the South did not rely on enslaved labor.
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The farms of the South raised cash crops using a plantation system.
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The farms of the South only provided crops for southern families.
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The farms of the South were pushed aside for other industries.
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Read the excerpt from James Madison’s notes on the Constitutional Convention from July 14, 1787.Mr. SHERMAN urged the equality of votes [in the Senate] not so much as a security for the small States; as for the State Govts. which could not be preserved unless they were represented & had a negative in the Genl. Government. He had no objection to the members in the [House] voting per capita, as had been suggested by [Mr. Gerry].

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the Three-Fifths Compromise
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the Virginia Plan
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the Great Compromise
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the New Jersey Plan
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The New Jersey Plan supported the idea of

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bicameral legislation.
B
equal representation.
C
multi-cameral legislation.
D
parliamentary government.
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Read the excerpt from Robert Yates’s notes from the Constitutional Convention on June 11, 1787.Mr. Wilson was of opinion, and therefore moved, that the mode of representation of each of the States ought to be from the number of its free inhabitants, and of every other description three fifths to one free inhabitant.

A
the Three-Fifths Compromise
B
the Virginia Plan
C
the Great Compromise
D
the New Jersey Plan
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Which statement about the Great Compromise is accurate?

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It included all of Edmund Randolph’s ideas.
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It was a completely new and different plan.
C
It overlooked the issue of state representation.
D
It merged the ideas of multiple delegates’ plans.
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What was the most debated subject between large and small states during the Constitutional Convention?

A
taxes
B
slavery
C
representation
D
delegaton
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What is the best definition of unicameral?

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a representative of the people
B
an agreement by which each party gives up something
C
a government with one legislative body
D
a government with no legislative body
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Which statement about the northern states in the 1780s is accurate?

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Their economy was based on agriculture.
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They had far fewer large cities than the southern states.
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They generally had less enslaved labor than the southern states.
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They had very large farms called plantations.
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The men sent to the Constitutional Convention to represent their states were best known as

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representatives
B
senators
C
delegates
D
politicians.
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Which statement about the delegates at the Constitutional Convention is accurate?

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The delegates all came to the convention from the same region.
B
The delegates agreed on the same constitutional principles.
C
The delegates agreed on what governmental changes were necessary.
D
The delegates considered each one of their states to have independent interests.
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The Constitution was a result of multiple

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legislations.
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democracies.
C
compromises.
D
populations.
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Read the excerpt from Robert Yates’s notes from the Constitutional Convention on June 11, 1787.Mr. Wilson was of opinion, and therefore moved, that the mode of representation of each of the States ought to be from the number of its free inhabitants, and of every other description three fifths to one free inhabitant.

A
established equal representation in Congress regardless of a state’s population.
B
established proportional representation in Congress for both large and small states.
C
established that a state’s enslaved population would be counted for partial representation.
D
established that slavery would be outlawed within twenty years of the Constitution’s ratification.
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Why did the Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise involve so much debate and discussion at the Constitutional Convention?

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The states were not ready to give up their independence to an all-powerful national government.
B
The states believed the Articles of Confederation were working and did not need to be replaced.
C
Each state was most concerned for its own interests and needs.
D
Each state was certain that cooperation would lead to another war.
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Which statement about the Virginia Plan is accurate?

A
It called for a unicameral legislature.
B
It supported the interests of the smaller states.
C
It proposed an executive staff instead of a single executive.
D
It inspired the creation of the New Jersey Plan.
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Which statement about the Great Compromise is accurate?

A
It included all of Edmund Randolph’s ideas.
B
It was a completely new and different plan.
C
It overlooked the issue of state representation.
D
It merged the ideas of multiple delegates’ plans.
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How did the issue of slavery affect the debate on representation at the Constitutional Convention?

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Both regions recognized that how enslaved people were counted would significantly affect representation.
B
The northern states were convinced that enslaved people should be included fully as a part of the population.
C
The southern states knew counting enslaved people as part of the population would damage their governmental position.
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Neither region wanted the enslaved people counted as part of the population because it would skew their representation.
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How did the issue of slavery affect the debate on representation at the Constitutional Convention?

A
Both regions recognized that how enslaved people were counted would significantly affect representation.
B
The northern states were convinced that enslaved people should be included fully as a part of the population.
C
The southern states knew counting enslaved people as part of the population would damage their governmental position.
D
Neither region wanted the enslaved people counted as part of the population because it would skew their representation.
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What was the most debated subject between large and small states during the Constitutional Convention?

A
taxes
B
slavery
C
representation
D
delegaton
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In what part of the Great Compromise are the ideas of the Virginia Plan represented?

A
the Senate
B
the House of Representatives
C
the Office of the President
D
the Unicameral Legislature
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In what part of the Great Compromise are the ideas of the Virginia Plan represented?

A
the Senate
B
the House of Representatives
C
the Office of the President
D
the Unicameral Legislature

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