A New National Government The Constitutional Convention Standards 8-2.4 & Standard 8-3 (2011)
Who did SC send as delegates? Henry Laurens Charles Pinckney
What did SC support? Establishing a stronger national government in a new constitution Representation based on population A 3 branch government (Virginia Plan): Judicial Executive Legislative
What compromises arose? 3/5 Compromise: A portion of the slave population was counted for representation Commerce Compromise: The government would not tax exports for 20 years
Anti-Federalists Opponents of the new constitution from the Upcountry They opposed a strong federal government They feared the elite would have greater power
Federalists Argued for a strong national government Wanted to establish better trade relations Outvoted the anti- federalists & ratified the constitution
Summarize!! In three to four sentences, please summarize the information you just learned.