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How did the delegates to the constitutional convention solve the problem of how states would be represented in congress?
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At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates agreed to the Connecticut Compromise. The compromise stated that representation in the House would be proportional based on population, and that each state would be represented equally in the Senate.
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∙ 13y agoCompromise so that the Senate is two senators from each state, and the House is proportional representation based on size, with a minimum of one House member per state.
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Constitutional convention deadlocked over what issue?
Constitutional convention deadlocked over the issue of representation. The delegates did not seem to agree on the selection of representatives to the Congress.
Which state refused to go to the continental congress in 1787?
Rhode Island did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
The meeting of the delegates from each state was called the what?
There were three meetings of colonial delegates. The First and Second Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention.
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 adopted the Great Compromise to settle differences over?
Representation in Congress
Which was a method of choosing the president that was proposed at the constitutional convention but was rejected by a majority of the delegates?
Congress would elect them.
During what meeting did the delegates each state write a constitution?
Second Continental Congress
What was the gathering of delegates called to write the US Constitution?
Continental Congress
What state was John Adams representing at the Constitutional Convention?
Well, at the Constitutional Convention...he wasn't there. He was actually abroad as a diplomat. However, he was in the Continental Congress, and there (and if he'd been at the Convention) he represented Massachusetts.
Why did Southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention not support Congress' power to regulate trade?
They were afraid Congress might try to end Slavery or the Slave trade
What solved the problem of how states would be represented in congress?
how was the constitutional convention of state representation settled
Why do you think they wanted Congress to be a center of government?
Delegates at the Constitutional Convention also wanted to divide power within the federal government.
Why did congress call the constitutional convention?
The Congress called for the Constitutional Convention to address problems in governing the US.
