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Philidalphia Convention Flashcards

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When did it end?

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Sep. 1787

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Where was the Philadelphia convention held?

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Who was one of the 3 most important people?

What did he do?

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George washington-was the leader

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Who was one of the 3 most important people?

What did he do?

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James Madison-was the “father of the constitution”

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Why did they throw out the articles of confederation?

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Because they were too bad to fix

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What was one type of representation?

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Equal

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What was one type of representation?

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Proportional

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What is proportional representation?

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Representation according to population

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What is equal representation?

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The same number of reps for each state

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Who was not included in the convention?

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Blacks and women

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Which state refused to participate in the convention

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Rhode island

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Why’d Rhode island not participate

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Because they were anti federalist

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Who led the convention?

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George washington

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15
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What was the problem the great compromise was made for?

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Representation

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How did they fix representation

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They made three branches of government so there could be both kinds of representation

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What was a major issue?

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Slavery

The north wanted it, the south, not so much

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What was a major issue?

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Tarrifs
The north wanted them because they thought it would help their economy
The south did not because they thought it would increase prices of stuff they bought from England and hurt their economy.

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What are the 3 branches and what do they do

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Legislative makes laws
Executive enforces laws
Judicial interprets laws

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Who was one of the 3 most important people?

What did he do?

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Ben Franklin-the great compromise

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When did it begin?

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May, 25 1787

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