2. Warm Up Before you can travel to the PAST, You have to learn to Speak. You have to learn to Speak. Because you impression is going to LAST. You Vocab cannot be Weak You Vocab cannot be Weak. Use the “We the People” Textbook to look up the following: Compromise Ratify Legislature Amendment

4. 1787

5. What You Need to Know Constitutional Convention took place in summer of 1787 in Philadelphia, Penn. The Constitutional Convention took place in summer of 1787 in Philadelphia, Penn. 55 Delegates went to the convention Rhode Island didn’t show up

7. There were many debates and disagreements during the convention. Perhaps the most difficult issues were over representation in the national legislature and the slave trade.

8. Representation : Each state only had one Vote in Congress- no matter the size or population Slavery People Property Population

9. Georgia and the Constitutional Convention In the summer of 1787, the Georgia Assembly appointed William Pierce William Few Abraham Baldwin William Houston

11. Abraham Baldwin president of the University of Georgia the Georgia Assembly until 1789 He continued to hold his seat in the Georgia Assembly until 1789, but in 1785 he was also elected to the Confederation congress Committee of Postponed Matters, later called the "Grand Committee," which was tasked with determining how to apportion state representation in the national legislature. served on the Committee of Postponed Matters, later called the "Grand Committee," which was tasked with determining how to apportion state representation in the national legislature. changed his vote on small-state representation to the national Senate, changed his vote on small-state representation to the national Senate, possibly because he feared the alienation of small states after befriending the Connecticut delegation.

12. William Few Jr 1786 Few was appointed to Congress by the state legislature In 1786 Few was appointed to Congress by the state legislature; the next year he represented Georgia in the constitutional convention at Philadelphia that drafted the U.S. Constitution Few did assist in shepherding the new Constitution through its first obstacle, approval by Congress. Few did assist in shepherding the new Constitution through its first obstacle, approval by Congress. He later served four years as a U.S. senator, one term as a state representative, and three years as judge

13. NOW ITS YOUR TURN!!

14. The Groups and Topics Group One: Small States – Representation- Support the New Jersey Plan Group One: Small States – Representation- Support the New Jersey Plan Group Two: Southern States- Pro-Slavery Arguments Group Two: Southern States- Pro-Slavery Arguments Group Three: Northern States-Anti-Slavery Arguments Group Three: Northern States-Anti-Slavery Arguments Group Four : Large States- Representation –Support the Virginia Plan Group Four : Large States- Representation –Support the Virginia Plan

15. Behavior and Rules You will address each other as Mr. and Ms. You will address each other as Mr. and Ms. You will have to sit properly  No laying your head down nor Elbows on the tables You will have to sit properly  No laying your head down nor Elbows on the tables You will show the utmost respect for each other at all times You will show the utmost respect for each other at all times You will work together in groups You will work together in groups If you fail to behave you will be left out of our next assignment when we travel to the past again. If you fail to behave you will be left out of our next assignment when we travel to the past again.

17. New Jersey and Virginia : the Great Compromise New Jersey- supported by small states Believed state votes should be equal no matter the size or population Believed that there should only be one house for the national legislature (Congress) Virginia Plan- Supported by large states Believed that state vote should depend on the population in each state Believed in a bicameral legislature  2 house national legislature The Great Compromise : both plans were used in the new U.S. Constitution The National legislature will be divided into two house Senate Follows the New Jersey Plan  states have equal votes in Senate 2 votes per state no matter what House of Representatives Follows the Virginia Plan  states representatives will be based on population Population determines the number the of representatives in the legislature

18. 3/ 5 Compromise Southern states : wanted the states to count the slaves in the population but did not want the slaves to have rights Norther states: wanted the slave trade to stop, but they also wanted the slaves to be seen as property or people, Not Both!!! 3/5 Compromise: the states would count the slaves as 3/5 of a person.