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Which document did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention initially plan to revise?
Which document did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention initially plan to revise?
- The Bill of Rights
- The Articles of Confederation (correct)
- The Declaration of Independence
- The Constitution
What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
- To revise the Declaration of Independence
- To create a new government for the United States (correct)
- To establish the Bill of Rights
- To amend the Constitution
What was the compromise reached regarding representation in Congress?
What was the compromise reached regarding representation in Congress?
- Equal representation for all states (correct)
- Representation based on population
- Representation based on age
- Representation based on wealth
What does it mean to ratify the Constitution?
What does it mean to ratify the Constitution?
When did the Constitution become the official framework of the government of the United States?
When did the Constitution become the official framework of the government of the United States?
Which event led to increased taxation of the American Colonies by Great Britain?
Which event led to increased taxation of the American Colonies by Great Britain?
What did the Stamp Act tax in the American Colonies?
What did the Stamp Act tax in the American Colonies?
What did the colonists protest in response to the Stamp Act?
What did the colonists protest in response to the Stamp Act?
Which event led to increased tension between the American Colonies and Great Britain?
Which event led to increased tension between the American Colonies and Great Britain?
What did the colonists demand in response to the Stamp Act?
What did the colonists demand in response to the Stamp Act?
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