Identify and discuss the three major compromises adopted at the Constitutional Convention. What issue did each compromise address? What were the concerns of each side? How was the compromise achieved? How well do you think each of the compromises has worked?

1. Identify and discuss the three major compromises adopted at the Constitutional Convention. What issue did each compromise address? What were the concerns of each side? How was the compromise achieved? How well do you think each of the compromises has worked?

2. Define and discuss the significance of the term popular sovereignty.

3. In what way did Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense influence the views of colonial leaders toward Britain and the Revolution?

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