Who presented the New Jersey Plan at the Constitutional Convention?
Correct answer(s):
- William Paterson
Topic
New Jersey Government and Constitution
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What kind of legislative representation did the New Jersey Plan defend?
Correct answer(s):
- Equal representation for states
How does the U.S. Congress balance state equality and population today?
Correct answer(s):
- Equal Senate seats and population-based House seats
Which groups could sometimes vote under New Jersey’s early property-based election rules?
Correct answer(s):
- Some property-owning women and free Black residents
What change did New Jersey’s 1807 voting law make?
Correct answer(s):
- It narrowed voting to qualified free white male citizens
How did New Jersey’s 1804 law address slavery?
Correct answer(s):
- It provided for gradual abolition
Which statement describes the limits of the 1804 gradual abolition law?
Correct answer(s):
- It did not immediately free everyone already enslaved
Which constitutional amendment eventually prohibited slavery throughout the United States?
Correct answer(s):
- Thirteenth Amendment
In what year was the original New Jersey State House completed?
Correct answer(s):
- 1792
Which states ratified the U.S. Constitution before New Jersey?
Correct answer(s):
- Delaware and Pennsylvania
Where did New Jersey delegates meet to approve the proposed U.S. Constitution in 1787?
Correct answer(s):
- Trenton
When did Trenton become New Jersey’s permanent state capital?
Correct answer(s):
- 1790