Warm-up What is the effect of Shay’s Rebellion?

Using the class notes, answer the following: What are the similarities and differences of the Virginia and New Jersey Plans? What is being fought over and why? How do we Compromise? What is the structure of our Government created in the Constitution?

Constitutional Plans and Compromises Constitutional Convention, Philadelphia, May- September 1787

The Virginia Plan Introduced by Edmund Randolph of Virginia (Written by James Madison)

The Virginia Plan 3 Branches of Government Two houses of Congress This Plan would scrap the Articles of Confederation and create a new stronger national government. This New Government would be organized like this: 3 Branches of Government Two houses of Congress Representation in both houses based on Population.

The Virginia Plan

# of Representatives per State based on Population Virginia- 10 Massachusetts- 8 Pennsylvania-8 New York- 6 Maryland- 6 Connecticut- 5 N. Carolina- 5 S. Carolina- 5 New Jersey-4 New Hampshire-3 Georgia-3 Delaware-1 Rhode Island-1

The Virginia Plan Who supported it? Large States New York Who supported it? Large States It gave them more power in Congress Virginia Who opposed it? Small States They would be overruled in Congress Delaware New Jersey

The New Jersey Plan Introduced by William Paterson of New Jersey

The New Jersey Plan 3 Branches of Government One house of Congress This Plan was offered as a counter to the Virginia plan by the smaller states. Under this plan, the government would be organized like this: 3 Branches of Government One house of Congress Each State would have one vote, Like the Articles of Confederation

The New Jersey Plan

The New Jersey Plan Who supported it? Small States It would provide equal representation in Congress Delaware New Jersey Who opposed it? Large States They felt they deserved more representation due to their size and wealth New York Virginia

The Great Compromise Also Know as The Connecticut Compromise

The Great Compromise 3 Branches of Government This was a compromise between the large and small states. This is the final framework of our government. Our new government would be organized like this: 3 Branches of Government Two Houses of Congress (The House of Representatives and the Senate)

The Great Compromise Equal: 2 per state Based on Population

The Great Compromise How did it satisfy the large states? Representation in the House of Representatives would be based on population Delaware New Jersey How did it satisfy the Small states? Representation in the Senate would be equal (2 Senators per State) New York Virginia

The Three - Fifths Compromise Needed to solve the issue of: The counting of Southern Slaves toward Taxation and Representation

The Three - Fifths Compromise What did the Southern States Want? Wanted the slaves to count toward representation, but not taxation Pennsylvania Massachusetts What did the Northern States Want? Wanted the slaves to count toward taxation, but not representation South Carolina Virginia

The Three - Fifths Compromise How did the northern and southern states compromise over slavery? 3/5ths of the slave population would be counted toward representation and taxation.