Compromises in the US Constitution

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What was the purpose of the Great Compromise?

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To resolve the conflict between large and small states regarding representation in the United States Congress.

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Which two plans were combined to form the Great Compromise?

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Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan

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What was the main disagreement between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

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Representation in the legislative branch

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What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

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An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in the United States that counted enslaved individuals as three-fifths of a person for the purpose of determining a state's population and representation in the House of Representatives.

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What did the Three-Fifths Compromise determine?

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Each slave would be counted as three-fifths of a person.

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What was the Slave Trade Compromise?

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An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that allowed for the continuation of the international slave trade for 20 years, but also gave Congress the power to regulate it.

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What was the impact of the Great Compromise on the representation of states in Congress?

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The Great Compromise established a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives.

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What was the long-term consequence of the Three-Fifths Compromise?

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The perpetuation of slavery and unequal representation of states in Congress.

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Why did some delegates oppose the Slave Trade Compromise?

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They believed it perpetuated slavery and went against their moral principles.

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bicameral

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Having two separate chambers or branches