For the following assignment, you are going to study one of the delegates and analyze how his background might have affected one of the compromises that was made at the Constitutional Convention.
- Please go here to take a quiz and find out which delegate you are most like: Constitutional Delegates Quiz.
- Next, go to The Delegates Page, and research your delegate. You can also try to find your delegate on this painting which depicts the delegates signing The Constitution, and click on the accompanying link to find out more about your delegate.
- After you have researched your delegate, please pick one of the following compromises: the Great Compromise, the 3/5 compromise, or the Commerce Clause. What do you think your delegate would have wanted? Why would your delegate have voted that way? What is this saying about the country at this time?