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Warm Up Grab A Delegates Activity Sheet & a Venn Diagram Take out Notes and have out your Venn Diagram

Venn Diagram Label Venn Diagram “Government Powers Under the Articles of Confederation” Label one circle “State Governments” and the other “The Central Government” Put the powers associated with each into the Venn Diagram

The Constitutional Convention

Why was the Convention held? Revision of the Articles of Confederation What were some of the issues that needed to be considered at the Convention?

The Delegates 55 Delegates 31 College Degrees / 31 Lawyers 45 Congressmen 30 Served in War Avg Age 43. Oldest 81 Youngest slaveholders

Who Came?

George Washington

Ben Franklin

Edmund Randolph

George Mason

Alexander Hamilton

Roger Sherman

James Wilson

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

John Dickinson

William Patterson

James Madison

James Madison’s Importance “The Father of the Constitution” Organizer of the Convention Studied extensively before convention began on the History of Governments Would propose and write much of the language in the Constitution

How was the Convention to run? Unanimously George Washington the Presiding officer 1 State 1 Vote Majority Wins No meetings unless 7/13 quorum Closed Doors

Delegates Activity Take out delegates activity directions Computer Lab in library Tuesday

Vocabulary Activity Take out Constitution Unit Vocabulary Activity

Warm Up Grab a VA plan v. NJ plan worksheet Open book to page Read Page and complete worksheet Prepare for Notes

The Constitutional Convention Getting to Work!

Revise or Restart? Revise the Articles Restart with New Document

Edmund Randolph Speaks Moves for a new document Strong National Government

The Birth of the Legislative Branch Our Lawmaking Branch Arguably most important of the 3 in a republic.

The Virginia Plan Authored by James Madison From VA What do we know about Virginia?

The Virginia Plan (Throw ‘em out!) 2 house legislature Proportional Representation in Lower Lower Elected by People Upper Elected by Lower Chief Executive Court System

New Jersey Plan (Revise ‘em) Proposed by William Patterson From NJ What do we know about NJ?

New Jersey Plan 1 House Legislature 1 vote 1 state Congress elects weak Executive branch of more than 1 person No plan for judicial system

The Great Compromise! Roger Sherman proposes CT

The Great Compromise 2 House Legislature Lower based upon Population Upper – 2 per state

VA Plan v NJ Plan Outcome: The structure of our Legislative Branch Basic structure for Executive and Judicial

Reminders Historical Fiction Due Tuesday Collage that is half a piece of poster board with pictures related to your book and the time period 3 Minute Presentation –1 minute summary –1 minute connecting major events in book to actual history –1 minute talking about actual history / accuracy as presented in book

Reminders Constitutional Delegates activity due Tuesday

Constitution Center Trip Reminders! No Permission you don’t go. Head to cafeteria after 1 st Period What to Bring –Something to write with –Money for Lunch (No mo’ than $15) –Dress school and weather appropriate Packet Understanding on behaviour

For the Remainder Constitutional Convention Word Search

Warm Up Prep Fo’ Notes

The Constitutional Convention Representation and Slavery

Issue If lower house is by population who counts as population?

North v. South Who counted for representation? North – Slaves do not count, property South – Slaves should count

Slavery in the South Brutal system of forced labor

The Abolitionist Movement Abolitionist Movement Manumission 1780 – PA Act for Gradual Emancipation

Issue: Slavery in the South Many Northern States wanted to ban slavery South demanded slavery continue Would not discuss slave trade for 20 years

Representation Solved 3/5 Compromise Slaves would count as 3/5 a person

Math Time! If VA has a white population of 300,000 and a slave population of 200,000 while PA has a population of 430,000, which state has a larger population? If SC has a white population of 350,000 and a slave population of 400,000 while New York has a population of 550,000 which has a larger population?

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