Test Friday: Chapter 7 Lesson 1 and 2, and the amendments to the Constitution 1 - 27

Chapter 7 Lesson 2 Questions and answers

Chapter 7 Lesson 2
What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

? The delegates compromised and agreed that three fifths of the slaves in any state would be counted

Define compromise
? A settlement in which each side gives up some of its demands in order to reach an agreement

What date was the Constitution signed?
? September 17, 1787

Who was the author of the Great Compromise?
? Roger Sherman

What was the mission of the Constitutional Convention?
? To revise the Articles of Confederation

What was the New Jersey Plan?
? Three branches of government
? Provided for a legislature that had only one house
? Each state, regardless of its population, would have one vote in the legislature

Who was elected president of the convention?
? George Washington

How did they ensure secrecy at the Convention?
? Guards stood at the door
? Windows were left closed to keep passersby form overhearing the debates

What was the Virginia Plan?
? Called for a strong national government with three branches
? ( legislative branch, executive branch, and judicial branch)
? Legislative would have two houses ( seats in both houses would be awarded on the basis of population)

How were the Virginia Plan and Articles of Confederation different?
? Virginia Plan ? seats were awarded on population of state
? Articles of Confederation ? gave every state, regardless of population, one vote in Congress

Why did the delegates want to keep the Convention a secret?
? Wanted to be able to speak their minds freely
? They wished to explore issues and solutions without pressures from outside

What happened on May 25, 1787?
? The Constitutional Convention opened in Philadelphia

What was the Great Compromise?
? Sherman?s plan called for a two house legislature
? Lower house would be elected by popular vote
? Members of the upper house (Senate) would be chosen by state legislatures
? Each state would have two senators regardless of size

During the Convention what was a major issue between the North and South?
? Slavery

Why did Southerners want to count slaves in the total population?
? If slaves were counted, southern states would have more representatives in the House of Representatives

What points about slavery did the North and South
agree upon?
? Congress could not outlaw the slave trade for at least 20 years
? After the 20 years were up Congress could regulate the slave trade if it wished
? No state could stop fugitive slave from being returned to an owner who claimed that slave

Why did the delegates from Virginia and Massachusetts refuse to sign the Constitution?
? They felt that the new Constitution gave too much power to the national government

How many delegates signed the Constitution?
? 39 delegates out of the 42