1. Objective I can describe the Virginia and New Jersey Plan

2. Virginia Plan Who presented it and from where? James Madison from Virginia. What did it call for? Three branches of gov’t Legislature, Executive, and Judicial Congress was bicameral (which means it has 3 houses)

3. Virginia Plan How many representatives in Congress? The number of seats in both houses depended on the population of each state. Who supported it? States with a higher population (VA, NY, PA, NC)

4. New Jersey Plan Who presented it and from where? William Pattern from New Jersey. What did it call for? Three branches of gov’t Legislature, Executive, and Judicial Congress only has one house.

5. New Jersey Plan How many representatives in Congress? Each state had only one seat. States with a lower population (NJ, RI, MD)

6. The Great Compromise A.Define: A compromise is a settlement in which each side gives up some of its demands in order to come to an agreement. B.Roger Sherman (from Connecticut) worked out a compromise between the two plans. I. Congress would be bicameral

7. Congress Senate -“Upper House” -Each state would have equal representatives House of Representatives “Lower House” Representatives would be based on population.

8. Three-Fifths Compromise A.Dealt with the question of slavery. B.When determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives, 3/5 of the slaves in the Southern states would be counted. C.For example: 5,000 slaves= _______ counted. 3,000 D. It was agreed that congress could not outlaw the slave trade for 20 years.

9. Three-Fifths Compromise

10. Percent of Slave Population