The delegates wanted to create a republic, which was a(n)?A)government in which citizens rule themselves by choosing representatives to govern them. B)agreement at the Constitutional Convention that would allow three-fifths of the enslaved residents in any state to be counted in the population.

C)British document signed in 1215 that contained two basic ideas; monarchs themselves have to obey the laws, and citizens have basic rights.

D) 1787 law that set up a government for the Northwest Territory.