Creating a Constitution

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Creating a Constitution The Plan: Creating a Constitution

The Players:

James Madison George Washington

Alexander Hamilton Benjamin Franklin

Edmund Randolph Pierce Butler

John Dickinson Elbridge Gerry

William Paterson Luther Martin

and… Gov. Morris George Mason Patrick Henry

The Meeting: Who: The aforementioned citizens, as well as some others. Where: Philadelphia, PA What: A meeting of key citizens of the colonies. Why: To discuss and draft a Constitution. When: The summer of 1787.

Virginia Plan vs New Jersey Plan

Bicameral legislature (one house with representation by population, one with equal representation for each state), executive branch, deadline for abolition of slavery, Bill of Rights, option to amend the Constitution in the future. Bicameral legislature (one house with representation by population, one with equal representation for each state), executive branch, deadline for abolition of slavery, Bill of Rights, option to amend the Constitution in the future. Bicameral legislature (one house with representation by population, one with equal representation for each state), executive branch, deadline for abolition of slavery, Bill of Rights, option to amend the Constitution in the future. Bicameral legislature (one house with representation by population, one with equal representation for each state), executive branch, deadline for abolition of slavery, Bill of Rights, option to amend the Constitution in the future. Bicameral legislature (one house with representation by population, one with equal representation for each state), executive branch, deadline for abolition of slavery, Bill of Rights, option to amend the Constitution in the future. Bicameral legislature (one house with representation by population, one with equal representation for each state), executive branch, deadline for abolition of slavery, Bill of Rights, option to amend the Constitution in the future. Bicameral legislature (one house with representation by population, one with equal representation for each state), executive branch, deadline for abolition of slavery, Bill of Rights, option to amend the Constitution in the future. Bicameral legislature (one house with representation by population, one with equal representation for each state), executive branch, deadline for abolition of slavery, Bill of Rights, option to amend the Constitution in the future. Bicameral legislature (one house with representation by population, one with equal representation for each state), executive branch, deadline for abolition of slavery, Bill of Rights, option to amend the Constitution in the future. What was The Outcome?