Creating the Constitution

The States sent delegates to a convention to solve the problems of

the Articles of Confederation

Key Vocabulary and Key People

Key Vocabulary

Constitutional Convention

Virginia Plan

New Jersey Plan

Great Compromise

Three-Fifths Compromise

Key People

James Madison

Philadelphia Free-trade States met in Annapolis Maryland to discuss how to

promote trade among the states at a national level

Alexander Hamilton called for states to send representatives to Annapolis to amend the Articles of Confederation

As news of Shays’s Rebellion spread 12 states sent delegates to Philadelphia to discuss changes to the national government

V-I-P Convention The 55 delegates of the Constitutional convention were made of

Lawyers, Doctors, planters, and former members of the continental congress

The Founding Fathers also included George Washington, Ben Franklin, and James Madison

Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were in France and Not at the Meeting. Patrick Henry refused to attend

Native Americans, African Americans, and Women were not at the meeting which would establish rights for all Americans

Conventional Wisdom Some people wanted to amend the Articles of

Confederation, while others wanted a completely new government

People began to realize a strong government was needed to truly protect all people’s rights but not strong enough to fully control the people

The mission of the Convention was to create a strong, but limited, federal government

The Password is… Washington was voted the Unanimous leader of the

Constitutional Convention

Ideas at the convention were able to be debated and changed

Meetings would be held in private to prevent outside opinions from being persuasive

Guards were posted at the doors to protect the secrecy of the meeting as it got down to business

Meet Virginia

The Virginia Plan is proposed by James Madison and Edmund Randolph and supports a 3 branch government

The three branches would be the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches to run government

Yes, Virginia, there is a Legislature The Virginia Plan wanted a two house legislature

based on population which could levy taxes, regulate commerce, and make laws

Larger States Had More power, which led smaller states to oppose the plan

A compromise would be needed to create the new government

The Jersey Shore…Compromise The New Jersey Plan called for a one house

legislature with one vote and less powers

While the Virginia Plan was adopted the Great Compromise formed the Legislature

The Legislature would have TWO houses a senate with one vote per state and the House of representatives based on population

Slave the day The South wanted slaves to count towards the

population to gain votes in the house

Slaves would be counted as 3/5ths a person to determine tax money and representation

The North Wanted slavery to be banned in the states angering the south

Slavery would not be banned until 1808 to get the south to agree to the constitution

Finished and ready for a grade Congress would promote trade and commerce in

the states

Exports would NOT be taxed, and native Americans were NOT considered foreign nations OR part of the states

The constitution was finished on September 15th 1787, written the next day, and sent to the states for ratification within 3 days

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