How did the information in this graph impact the writing of the United States Constitution?
The Constitutional Convention

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Southern states wanted a system where representation was based on total population.
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This is a quote from an important American document. This quote is known by what other name?
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the Three-Fifths Compromise
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Which compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention defined the representation each state would have under the United States Constitution?
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Great Compromise
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Because he provided leadership to the Constitutional Convention and wrote a large part of the document, which individual is referred to as the “Father of the Constitution”?
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James Madison
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What role did George Washington play at the Constitutional Convention?
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He served as the president of the convention.
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Based on George Washington's statement about the Articles of Confederation, what idea would he have agreed with? "The consequences of...[an] inefficient government are too obvious to be dwelt upon. Thirteen sovereignties pulling against each other, and all tugging at the federal head will soon bring ruin on the whole.... Let us have [government] by which our lives, liberty, and property will be secured or let us know the worst at once."
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The nation needed to create a stronger central government to survive.
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Who is considered the “Father of the Constitution” because he took notes during the Constitutional Convention and wrote the majority of the document?
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James Madison
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