Purpose of the meeting:

Who showed up?

Who came?

What states came?

Georgia, NC, SC, Virginia, Maryland- all the southern colonies

Delaware, New york, New jersey, Pennsayvannia- all the middle colonies

Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts- only 3/4 of the new england colonies

President= George Washington

Secretary= James Madison

55 Delegates in all came= all were- educated, wealthy, white men

Who didn't show up?

Who refused to participate?

Which state said "NO"?

Thomas Jefferson was off in London

John Adams was in Paris

PatricK Henry was also not there :(

Rhode Island refused to participate and did not attend!

1. Secret Meetings
2. Consideration - Second Chance
3. Windows and Doors Shut!!
4. One vote per state

Give a reason for each of the Happenings in the sen:

A convention of delegates were called.

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These men were responding to the call of the Continental Congress for a meeting/convention.

AIM: what is the constitutional convention?

WHEN?

55 Delegates (representatives) from all the states except rhode island :(

people they sent were: intelligent, wealthy, educated leaders, doctors, merchants, plantation owners, white- wealthy men

James Madison

1. Quorum= more than half, having enough attendance to conduct a meeting
2. Secret Sessions
3. Voting once for each State
4. second chance- revoting is allowed
5. ratify (APROVE) 9 out of 13 states must approve  9/13

• A new goverment was formed
• The articles of confederation was thrown out!! 

New Jersey Plan:

by William Patterson

*small states- wanted equal votes

each state would have equal representation in Congress

Congress should be unicameral (one house congress)

*Large States- wanted voting to be based on the population of each state

each state would have representation based on population

Congress should be bicameral (two house congress)

The soulution to the 2 plans was the:

"GREAT COMPROMISE"

The Connecticut Plan

by Roger Sherman

Upper house- Senate   Representation is equal } every state has 2 votes and 2 senators     TODAY= 100 senators

Lower House: House of representatives   Representation is based on population of the state.

For every 40,000 people, you get one (1) Representative.

TODAY= 435 representatives

Southern:  Northern:

counting slaves for population:  YES       counting slaves for population: NO

counting slaves for taxation: NO            counting slaves for taxation: YES

The solution was the:

"THREE-FIFTHS COMPROMISE"

For every five slaves, only three (60%, 3/5) will count for population (census) and taxation.

*Racism began!

Federalists: Anti-Federalists:

STRONG national government WEAK national government

WEAK state government STRONG state government

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