1. P. 212 / Wbk. P. 27

4. Chapter 8 Section 2 Creating the Constitution p. 27/p. 212
A. Making Generalizations As you read the sections, take notes on the characteristics of the people who served as delegates to the Conventions.
Characteristic
Characteristic
Politically active Men
Well-educated
Generalization
Characteristic
Characteristic
All wealthy white men
Many were heroes of the Rev. War

5. Patrick Henry who had been elected as a delegate refused to attend
He said he
“smelled a rat in Philadelphia, tending toward monarchy.”

8. George Washington- elected president for the convention

10. Large states Small states
B. Summarizing Use the chart below to summarize the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan.
The Virginia plan proposed a legislature that consisted of:
2.The New Jersey Plan proposed a legislature that consisted of:
Two houses with representation according to population or wealth
One house with each state having equal votes
3. Who supported the Virginia Plan?
4. Who supported the New Jersey Plan?
Large states
Small states
5. How did the Great Compromise settle this issue?

12. Representation in Congress
This political cartoon illustrates an issue
discussed during the Constitutional Convention of The issue was over—
Representation in Congress

14. Large states Small states
B. Summarizing Use the chart below to summarize the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan.
2.The New Jersey Plan proposed a legislature that consisted of:
The Virginia plan proposed a legislature that consisted of:
Two houses with representation according to population or wealth
One house with each state having equal votes
4. Who supported the New Jersey Plan?
3. Who supported the Virginia Plan?
Large states
Small states
5. How did the Great Compromise settle this issue?
It created a 2 house legislature:
representation by population in one house
equal representation for each state in the other house

16. C. Analyzing Points of View briefly explain the disagreement between Northerners and Southerners that was settled by the Three-Fifths Compromise.
Southerners-wanted slaves to be counted for population but not for taxation
Northerners-wanted slaves to be counted for taxation but not for representation.
Three-Fifths Compromise counted 3/5s of the slave population for both representation and taxation.