2. Define the following vocabulary words in your warm up section by using your textbook (NOT CELLPHONE). Legislative Branch – Executive Branch - Judicial Branch – Constitutional Convention – End

3. 1 Winning Independence2 Simultaneous Roundtable 3The Country’s 1 st Government4 The Articles of Confederation 5The Creation of the U.S.A.6 Federalist DBQs 78 910 1112 1314 1516 1718 1920 2122 2324 2526 2728 2930 3132 3334

4. Based on the slides, fill in the Venn Diagram below. The Virginia PlanThe N.J. Plan The Great Compromise ^ EQ : What role did compromise play in the creation of the U.S.? 5

5. The Constitutional Convention Everyone knew there was a problem with the Articles of Confederation, so all of the 13 states came together to vote on how the U.S. government could be improved. George Washington was quickly voted for President of the Convention, by the 55 delegates representing 12 states.

6. The Virginia Plan Included the following details : – Three separate branches of government (executive, legislative, judicial) – One strong executive leader that would be known as the “President” – A Two-House Legislature An upper and lower house Votes within the Legislature were based on population within the state

7. The New Jersey Plan Included the following details : – Wanted each state to have the same number of votes – One house of Congress – Congress would control commerce (trading) and raise money

8. The Great Compromise In an effort to appease those who supported the VA and NJ plan, Roger Sherman included the following in his compromise: – Two-house Congress One house based on state population : House of Rep. The second house having 2 representatives from each state : Senate – Three-Fifths Compromise – It was decided that every 5 slaves would count as 3 people for taxation and representation purposes – By 1808, slaves cannot be imported into the U.S.

9. Federalist DBQs 6