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The Constitution was written in 1787 in Philidelphia Pennsylvania. 55 representatives were present at the convention. At the convention the representatives elected George Washington as their leader. The purpose of this convention was to create compromises between the south and the north.

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Large states VS. Small States

The larger states wanted the states'  population to determine how many representatives they got. This would not have been fair to states with smaller populations.

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Small states believed that no matter the population all states should be treated equally and should get the same number of representatives. This was impossible to accomplish because the bigger states would not go for it.

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The ending compromise resulted in a thing today know as The Great Compromise. The solution was to create a Bicameral (two house gov.)  This consisted of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

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Northern states wanted to allow slaves for taxes but not representation because they were worried the South would have too much power.

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Southern states wanted to allow slaves for population because it gave them more representatives in the government. They did not want them for taxes, so they didn't have to pay more for them.

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The North and South compromised to count slaves as 3/5 of a person for taxes and population for delegates.

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In the trading world the North wanted to control trade, but the South believed their economy would suffer if they allowed this to happen.

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The North and South couldn't agree on a solution

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The solution the North and South came up with was called the Commerce Compromise. This Compromise agreed that the trade route way go in a circle between the locations.

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The country was split on what type of government they should have and what it should contain. There were two types federalists and non-federalists

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Federalists wanted a strong government, no Bill of Rights, a constitution, and they were led by Alexander Hamilton.

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Anti-federalists wanted to have a weak government and no Constitution. They did want a Bill of Rights , and were led by George Mason.

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The Constitutional Convention of 1787 for Dummies

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The Great Compromise - Large States vs. Small States (Part I)

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Weekly Address: The House of Representatives Must Act on Middle Class Tax Cut Extension

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Countries and Trade Routes near Mediterranean Sea

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Federalists vs Anti-Federalists in Five Minutes