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History: Lesson 7.2 Constitutional Convention
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Directions: Use the facts from the website to answer the following questions.
1. The Constitutional Convention took place at the State House in
Pennsylvania.
,
2. Which state did not send a representative? Why?
3. There were
and
delegates to the Convention. Of these,
signed the Constitution,
dissented.
4. These delegates were selected by their
,
the ages of
to
. They were
, and
men, ranging from
.
5. What were some of the jobs the “Founding Fathers?” What is one job they all had in common?
6. True or false?
Women and minorities were present at the Constitutional convention.
The writers of our Constitution wanted to make sure that the new nation and its citizens
would be free and independent, and that the government of the United States would protect the
people from a government that was too powerful and from the autocratic rule of kings.
Because the delegates didn't want the wishes of the people to be denied by any part of
government or by the power of any single leader, they decided to give the government the same
powers as the Articles of Confederation.
7. Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention? Why was his job difficult?
8. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention came from different backgrounds and held different
political views. For example, they argued about how many
each
should be allowed.
9. The larger states favored the
. According to the Virginia
Plan, each state would have a different number of representatives based on the state’s
.
10. The smaller states favored the
Plan, the number of
Plan. According to the New Jersey
would be the
for each state.
11. A delegate from Connecticut,
house legislature, consisting of a
12. The
would satisfy the states with
, proposed a twoand a
.
would have an equal number of representatives from each state. This
populations.
13. The
would include one representative for
each 30,000 individuals in a state. This pleased states with
populations.
14. This two-house legislature plan worked for all states and became known as the
.
Answer the following questions and then circle the words in the word search.
A. What was the first name of the man who proposed the two-house legislature?
B. What was the last name of the man who proposed the two-house legislature?
C. Which legislative body has an equal number of representatives from each state?
D. Which states favored the Virginia Plan?
E. Which plan was based on equal representation?
F. Which plan was based on population to determine representation?