Interactive Video: The Great Compromise

Throughout the video, the term nationalist could be replaced with which of the following words and still mean the same thing:

• anti-federalist

• states' rightist

• federalist

• democrats

The New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan were opposed to one another. Based on this sentence, oppose most likely means which of the following:

• To agree.

• To be against.

• To accept.

• To forget.

The debate, or argument, over adopting the New Jersey Plan or the Virginia Plan is portrayed in this video as a battle between ____________ and ____________.

• smaller states; larger states.

• Britain; United States

• ugly states; beautiful states

• Andrew Jackson; Henry Clay

Why was it so important for a compromise to be reached at the Constitutional Convention?

• Without compromise, Britain would immediately invade.

• Without compromise, there would be no constitution.

• Without compromise, the convention would succeed anyway.

• Without compromise, France would immediately invade.

The Great Compromise meant that a state's ____________ would be counted towards representation in the House of Representatives, and representation in the Senate would be based on _____________.

• population ; equality

• military ; slavery

• landmass ; population

• population ; vibes