 Topic/Objective: Describe key people and compromises that occurred during the Constitutional Convention.  Essential Question: What role did compromises.

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 Topic/Objective: Describe key people and compromises that occurred during the Constitutional Convention.  Essential Question: What role did compromises play in the Constitutional Convention (CC) ?

1) Alexander Hamilton was the original person to propose a meeting. 2) 55 delegates from 12 states came to meet at Philadelphia. 3) Rhode Island did not send delegates because of its strong opposition to a strong national government.

4) This meeting, later became known as the Constitutional Convention. 5) Original purpose of the CC - to revise the Articles of Confederation, not draft a whole new document.

1) George Washington  Unanimously chosen president of the convention  Seen as a dignified leader

2) James Madison  Took detailed notes & contributed many ideas to the convention.  Did not miss a single meeting  Today he is called the “Father of the Constitution.”

1) The Virginia Plan  Legislative Branch - lawmaking branch was to be made of 2 “houses”  The Congress Upper House = Senate Lower House = House of Representatives

 Proportional Representation – representation in both houses would be determined by state population  States with larger populations would get more representatives than states with smaller pops.  Larger states (pop) supported this plan.

2) The New Jersey Plan  Legislative Branch – lawmaking branch would be made up of one “house”.  One vote for each state regardless of size.  Smaller states (pop) supported this plan.

3) The Great Compromise aka The Connecticut Compromise  House of Reps – number of reps determined by each state’s pop  Senate – number of reps would be 2 per state no matter what its pop

1) Major Issue: Slaves - Property vs People 2) More slaves in the South than the North. 3) South - wanted slaves to count as pop for representation purposes, but not for taxation. 4) North - wanted slaves to count for taxation, but not for representation purposes 5) Commerce = Trade South feared Congress would end the slave trade

6) 3/5 Compromise  3/5’s of the slave population would be counted for representation in Congress and taxation.  The National government would control all trade  Imports could be taxed, but not exports.  The slave trade would end in 20 years (1808).

 Sept 17, delegates signed the Constitution.  Now it had to be ratified (officially approved) by each state to become the “Supreme law of the land.”