1. 8-2 CREATING THE CONSTITUTION
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: EXAMINE HOW THE DELEGATES AT THE CONSTITUTION CONVENTION DIFFERED ON THE ISSUE OF REPRESENTATION IN THE NEW GOVERNMENT

2. TERMS NAMES AND WHY IT MATTERS
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, NEW JERSEY PLAN, GREAT COMPROMISE, THREE-FIFTHS COMPROMISE, VIRGINIA PLAN
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION FORMED THE PLAN OF GOVERNMENT THE UNITED STATES STILL USES TODAY

3. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
1786 DELEGATES FROM 5 STATES MET TO DISCUSS WAYS TO PROMOTE TRADE
BELIEVED CREATING NATIONAL TRADE LAWS WOULD HELP ALL THE STATES
ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION MUST BE AMENDED, TO GIVE THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT MORE POWER

4. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
REPRESENTATIVES WERE TO BE SENT TO PHILADELPHIA TO DISCUSS CHANGES THE FOLLOWING MAY
SHAYS REBELLION ENCOURAGED AMERICANS TO PUSH FOR STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
12 STATES SEND DELEGATES TO PHILADELPHIA IN THE SUMMER OF 1787
RHODE ISLAND REFUSED TO PARTICIPATE

6. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
55 TOTAL DELEGATES ARRIVED IN PHILADELPHIA
MERCHANTS, LAWYERS, PLANTERS, DOCTORS
¾ HAD BEEN PART OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
PARTS OF THE STATES LEGISLATURES
ALL CALLED THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF THE UNITED STATES

8. MEN OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
GEORGE WASHINGTON, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, JAMES MADISON,
MISSING FROM THE CONVENTION: THOMAS JEFFERSON, JOHN ADAMS, PATRICK HENRY,
NO NATIVE AMERICANS, AFRICAN AMERICANS, OR WOMEN (WERE NOT CONSIDERED CITIZENS BY THE DELEGATES)

9. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
SOME THOUGHT THEY WOULD AMEND THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
SOME WANTED TO CREATE A NEW GOVERNMENT
ALL AGREED THE GOVERNMENT NEEDED TO PROTECT THE PEOPLES RIGHTS
ALL BELIEVED THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PROTECT PEOPLES RIGHTS BUT NOT TOO STRONG TO BE CONTROLLED

11. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
GEORGE WASHINGTON WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE CONVENTION
RULES FOR THE CONVENTION
ALL THAT IS DISCUSSED WAS TO REMAIN AN SECRET
GUARDS WERE POSTED AT THE DOORS

12. VIRGINIA PLAN PROPOSED 3 BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT LEGISLATURE =LAWS
EXECUTIVE=ENFORCING THE LAWS
JUDICIAL=INTERPRETED THE LAWS
TWO HOUSES
NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES BASED ON POPULATION OR WEALTH
LARGE STATES SUPPORTED THIS PLAN

14. NEW JERSEY PLAN ONE HOUSE EACH STATE ONLY ONE VOTE
SMALL STATES SUPPORTED THIS PLAN
LEGISLATURE COULD REGULATE TRADE, TAX FOREIGN GOODS

16. THE GREAT COMPROMISE
VIRGINIA PLAN IS CHOSEN AS THE BASIS FOR THE NEW GOVERNMENT
GREAT COMPROMISED IS OFFERED AS THE SOLUTION
KEEP SMALL STATES HAPPY = EQUAL VOTES IN THE SENATE
KEEP LARGE STATES HAPPY = POPULATION FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. THREE- FIFTHS COMPROMISE
WHO COUNTS FOR POPULATION?
SOUTHERN STATES SAY SLAVES COUNT FOR REPRESENTATION BUT NOT TAXATION
NORTHERN STATES SAY THEY COUNT FOR TAXATION BUT NOT REPRESENTATION

19. THREE- FIFTHS COMPROMISE
SLAVE POPULATION WOULD BE COUNTED FOR TAXATION AND 3/5 OF THE POPULATION WOULD COUNT FOR REPRESENTATION

21. SLAVERY
ALL NORTHERN STATES HAD BANNED IMPORTATION OF SLAVES, WANTED IT TO EXTEND TO THE REST OF THE NATION
SOUTHERN STATES DISAGREED
COMPROMISE WAS MADE
SLAVE TRADE WOULD END IN 1808

22. TRADE NATIVE AMERICANS
CONGRESS WOULD REGULATE TRADE
CONGRESS AND THE STATES HAD THE POWER TO COIN MONEY
CONGRESS AND STATES COULD MAKE TREATIES WITH THE NATIVE AMERICANS
NATIVE AMERICANS AREN’T CITIZENS OR CONSIDERED FOREIGN NATION

23. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
SEPTEMBER 15,1787 DELEGATES VOTED TO SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION
ALL BUT 3 DELEGATES SIGNED
IT WAS SENT TO THE CONFEDERATION CONGRESS FOR RATIFICATION