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| Under what document did the states fight over issues like trade with each other? |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| Who wanted a meeting of all the states to set up a stronger government than that of the AoC? |
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| Who met with the British Foreign Minister? |
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| What did the meeting with the British Foreign Minister result in? |
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| Britain's refusal to allow Americans free trade with Britain AGAIN. |
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| Who was Madison conviced was the only man that could lead a convention to create a new government? |
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| How many years has it been since the Declaration of Independence was signed? |
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| Where was the convention held? |
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| Who refused at first to come to the convention? |
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| Who shows up at the convention at the last minute? |
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| Who kept a journal of the convention? |
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| Who was the oldest delegate at the convention? and what was his age? |
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| Benjamin Franklin and 81 years old |
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| What was Ben Franklin's nickname? |
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| Some delegates want to ( 1 ) the AoC while others want to ( 2 ) it |
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| What was James Madison's plan of government called? |
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| What would the Virginia Plan do to the AoC? |
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| According to the Virginia Plan how would the states be represented in Congress? |
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| according to their population |
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| Being represented by your population is called what? |
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| proportional representation |
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| What plan called for equal representation of the states in Congress? |
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| Who made the New Jersey Plan? |
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| What was used when delegates wanted open debate and non-binding votes? |
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| the Committee of the Whole |
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| How did the convention agree to meet? |
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| What was the compromise over slavery? |
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| the Importation of slaves would be abolished after the year 1808 |
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| What has the Constitution been called? |
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| a "bundle of compromises" |
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| Who came up with the Grand Compromise? |
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| What was the Grand Compromise? |
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| Congress would have 2 houses; the lower house(House of Representatives) would be based on Population, and the upper house (Senate) equal for all states |
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| Some delegates left the convention including 2 delegates from what state? |
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| When was the Constitution completed? |
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| What two delegates refused to sign the Constution? |
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| George Mason and Edmund Randolph |
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| Why did the two delegates refuse to sign the Constitution? |
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| it didn't have a Bill of Rights |
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| At the end of the movie, how many states ratified the Constitution? |
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| 9 but eventually all 13 states would ratify it |
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