Review later 20. The Great Compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 settled a dispute over how
a. state boundaries would be determined
b. the states would be represented in Congress
c. power would be divided between the states and the national government
d. a leader would be selected for the executive branch

Correct answer is b. the states would be represented in Congress.

Explanation:

B is the correct answer because the Great Compromise settled the question of how smaller states will be represented in Congress.

A is not correct because this depended on different treaties that were established after the Great Compromise -Louisiana Purchase for example.

C and D are also not correct as this questions were not raised in the Great Compromise.

superior technology and improved medical knowledge to foster imperialism. quinine enabled europeans

to survive tropical diseases and venture into the mosquito-infested interiors of africa and asia. the combination

of the steamboat and the telegraph enabled the western powers to increase their mobility and to quickly respond

to any situations that threatened their dominance. the rapid-fire machine gun also gave them a military advantage

and was in convincing africans and asians to accept western control. the following table summarizes the

causes of the new imperialism:

causes of new imperialism

economic military/political humanitarian/religious technological

need for markets need for military bases white man’s burden new medicine

raw materials national security spread of christianity new weapons

source of investments source of

pride—nationalism

social darwinism

(superiority of western

society)

transportation

i