Riddle me this Batman… How do you count 3/5 of a person? What was the Great Compromise?

SS8H4 The student will describe the impact of events that led to the ratification of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. a. Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of both the Georgia Constitution of 1777 and the Articles of Confederation and explain how weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation led to a need to revise the Articles. b. Describe the role of Georgia at the Constitutional Convention of 1787; include the role of Abraham Baldwin and William Few, and reasons why Georgia ratified the new constitution.

Georgia Constitution of 1777 Eight counties formed Unicameral (one house) legislature created Legislature most powerful Weak executive appointed by legislature Governor one-year term Why was the executive so weak?

Articles of Confederation First Government of the United States Created to wage the Revolutionary War One Branch = Legislative One Chamber in the Legislature

Seal of the United States Front Side

Weaknesses of Articles of Confederation Money system – every state had its own Could not regulate interstate trade Other countries had little respect for us Difficulty in passing legislation and almost impossible to amend

"Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God"

FEAR OF EXECUTIVE POWER Articles of Confederation No executive Power to the legislature Georgia Constitution of 1777 Governor appointed One year term No power of veto

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION FIX the Articles of Confederation Too broken to fix James Madison the man with the plan

Virginia Plan Proposed by Madison (Virginia) Legislature representation based on population = proportional representation Strong central government with power to regulate interstate trade, wage war, print money, (all of the things in the Preamble)

New Jersey Plan William Patterson proposed it (New Jersey) Favored small states Equal representation Weaker central government than Virginia Plan

Great Compromise New Jersey Plan Virginia Plan Proportional Representation How to count slave population for the purpose of representation? Count them all! New Jersey Plan Equal Representation How to count slave population for the purpose of representation? Count none of them!

So What’s the Deal 3/5 Compromise

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Great Seal of the United States Reverse Side

SS8H5 The student will explain significant factors that affected the development of Georgia as part of the growth of the United States between 1789 and 1840.

Explain the establishment of the University of Georgia, Louisville, and the spread of Baptist and Methodist churches.

b. Evaluate the impact of land policies pursued by Georgia; include the headright system, land lotteries, and the Yazoo land fraud.