Question

At the Constitutional Convention, the Great Compromise referred to

(A) the counting of slave populations in censuses for representation

(B) the ratifi cation of the U.S. Constitution

(C) the agreement of northern and southern states to allow the expansion

of slavery in the South

(D) the creation of the Senate and the House of Representatives

(E) the creation of checks and balances

Answer 1

At the Constitutional Convention, the Great Compromise referred to "(D) the creation of the Senate and the House of Representatives," since this allowed for fair representation in both the small and large states regarding population size.