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Chapter 13 Georgia from Confederation to Constitution 65
Section 3 Creating a New Constitution
Skills Practice
What Was the Constitutional Convention All About?
Directions: Read/review pages 311-315 and fill in the information below concerning key aspects of the Constitutional
Convention.
1. When and where did the Constitutional Convention meet? _____________________________________________
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2. Which state did not attend the convention? ____________________________________________________________
3. Who were the four men who represented Georgia at the convention? _____________________________________
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4. According to the textbook, the major problems with the Articles of Confederation were all related to what?
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5. Describe the basic points of the Virginia Plan. _________________________________________________________
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6. What were some of the complaints of the small states regarding the Virginia Plan? __________________________
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7. In your own words, describe the Great Compromise. __________________________________________________
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8. What did the convention want in the executive branch? ________________________________________________
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9. Describe the judicial branch as established in the Constitution. __________________________________________
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10. Which representatives from Georgia signed the Constitution? When? ____________________________________
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