1. Warm-up
What is the effect of Shay’s Rebellion?

2. Using the class notes, answer the following:
What are the similarities and differences of the Virginia and New Jersey Plans?
What is being fought over and why?
How do we Compromise?
What is the structure of our Government created in the Constitution?

3. Constitutional Plans and Compromises
Constitutional Convention, Philadelphia, May- September 1787

4. The Virginia Plan Introduced by Edmund Randolph of Virginia
(Written by James Madison)

5. The Virginia Plan 3 Branches of Government Two houses of Congress
This Plan would scrap the Articles of Confederation and create a new stronger national government.
This New Government would be organized like this:
3 Branches of Government
Two houses of Congress
Representation in both houses based on Population.

6. The Virginia Plan

7. # of Representatives per State based on Population
Virginia- 10 Massachusetts- 8 Pennsylvania-8 New York- 6 Maryland- 6 Connecticut- 5 N. Carolina- 5
S. Carolina- 5 New Jersey-4 New Hampshire-3 Georgia-3 Delaware-1 Rhode Island-1

8. The Virginia Plan Who supported it? Large States
New York
Who supported it?
Large States
It gave them more power in Congress
Virginia
Who opposed it?
Small States
They would be overruled in Congress
Delaware
New Jersey

9. The New Jersey Plan
Introduced by
William Paterson of New Jersey

10. The New Jersey Plan 3 Branches of Government One house of Congress
This Plan was offered as a counter to the Virginia plan by the smaller states.
Under this plan, the government would be organized like this:
3 Branches of Government
One house of Congress
Each State would have one vote, Like the Articles of Confederation

11. The New Jersey Plan

12. The New Jersey Plan Who supported it? Small States
It would provide equal representation in Congress
Delaware
New Jersey
Who opposed it?
Large States
They felt they deserved more representation due to their size and wealth
New York
Virginia

13. The Great Compromise
Also Know as
The Connecticut Compromise

14. The Great Compromise 3 Branches of Government
This was a compromise between the large and small states. This is the final framework of our government.
Our new government would be organized like this:
3 Branches of Government
Two Houses of Congress (The House of Representatives and the Senate)

15. The Great Compromise
Equal: 2 per state
Based on Population

16. The Great Compromise How did it satisfy the large states?
Representation in the House of Representatives would be based on population
Delaware
New Jersey
How did it satisfy the Small states?
Representation in the Senate would be equal (2 Senators per State)
New York
Virginia

17. The Three - Fifths Compromise
Needed to solve the issue of:
The counting of Southern Slaves toward Taxation and Representation

18. The Three - Fifths Compromise
What did the Southern States Want?
Wanted the slaves to count toward representation, but not taxation
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
What did the Northern States Want?
Wanted the slaves to count toward taxation, but not representation
South Carolina
Virginia

19. The Three - Fifths Compromise
How did the northern and southern states compromise over slavery?
3/5ths of the slave population would be counted toward representation and taxation.