What was the connecticut compromise

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1. Summarize How did the writings of philosophers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries inspire the delegates attending the Constitutional Convention?

2. Determine Relevance What was the Connecticut Compromise, and why was it so important to the future of the new government?

3. Make Generalizations In what way did the principles of Enlightenment thinkers John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, Jean Jacques Rousseau, and William Blackstone influence the American founding documents?

4. Identify Supporting Details What was a common element in the two key debates at the convention-one regarding representation in Congress and the other regarding slavery? Give details to support your answer.

5. Support Ideas with Evidence Read the following quotation: "Six years is a long period for a man to be absent from his home, it would have a tendency to wean him from his constituents." What is this quotation referring to and what does it mean? Do you believe this quotation came from a Federalist or an Anti-Federalist? Support your answer with evidence.

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