Unit 3 - Transition to Republic Flashcards
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Who was James Madison?
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A Virginia delegate and the first vice president
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Who was Alexander Hamilton?
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A political genius who drafted much of the new government system
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What was the Virginia Plan?
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The delegate’ solution to the representative and taxation issue
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What was the New Jersey plan?
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The separation of the legislative system into two houses
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What was “The Great Compromise”?
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A method of counting slaves for the purposes of population and property
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What was the “Three Fifths Compromise”?
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The delegates’ decision to count a slave as three fifths of a white man for the purposes of population and taxation
