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Video about the Constitutional Convention of 1787

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Video about the Constitutional Convention of 1787

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Constitution Hall Pass: The 1787 Constitutional Convention

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Video about the Constitutional Convention of 1787

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Video about the Constitutional Convention of 1787

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Constitutional Compromises: Crash Course Government and Politics #5

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Video about the Constitutional Convention of 1787

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Video about the Constitutional Convention of 1787

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The Constitutional Convention of 1787 for Dummies

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Subscribe to HipHughes History, it's stupid easy and free https://www.youtube.com/user/hughesdv?sub_confirmation=1&src_vid=hDjLSfWvNlQ&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_3651517591 The Constitution Explained Series. 48 Videos, 6.5 Hours Long. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi3U-nPPrbS5d-juhFwo3hTBso0gq2sUZ A heaping helpful of Constitutional history as HipHughes dips and dives through the Constitutional Convention. A seasoned high school teacher of 15 years, this lesson is practical for any aged learner and entertaining for ages 1-99.

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Picture of Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists

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Picture of Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists

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They came up with the Commerce Compromise. The North agreed to wait for 20 years to vote on this issue of banning the slave trade, meaning the South would still be legally allowed to trade slaves.

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Picture for New Jersey/Virginia Plan + The Great Compromise

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Picture for New Jersey/Virginia Plan + The Great Compromise

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In the end, they came up with the 3/5 Compromise. This meant the Southern states were allowed to count the slaves for representation AND taxation, but slaves would only be counted as 3/5 of a person. Ex. 5 slaves=3 people

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Southern States' Plan: They wanted to count the slaves as part of the population so they could send more representatives, but they did not want them to count for taxes. Northern States' Plan: They wanted to count the slaves for taxes but not for representation. More Representatives=More Power

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Critical Thinking Issue #4: Power of National Government

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Critical Thinking Issue #4: Power of National Government

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There were two groups as the convention. The Federalists and the Anti-Federalist. The Federalists wanted a strong CENTRAL government, a constitution, but no Bill of Rights. One of their leaders was Alexander Hamilton. The Anti-Federalists, however, wanted a strong STATE government, and they were against the Constitution unless it had a Bill of Rights. One of their leaders was George Mason

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Critical Thinking Issue #3: Trade-North vs. South

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Critical Thinking Issue #3: Trade-North vs. South

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Delegates disagreed over the issue of trade and its regulation. The Northern states were industrial and wanted the federal government to control trade, but the Southern states were scared that the federal government regulating trade would threaten slave trade and exports of agricultural products.

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Critical Thinking Issue #2: Large States vs. Small States

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Critical Thinking Issue #2: Large States vs. Small States

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The delegates were disagreeing on how slaves should be counted in the population. The population of a state was important because it determined how many representatives would get to be in the House of Representatives, and it determined how much tax money each state would have to pay.

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The compromise that solved this issue was called The Great Compromise. The delegates agreed on two houses in Congress: The Senate and House of Representatives.

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They came up with two plans: the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan. The Virginia Plan stated that larger states with a higher population should be able to send more representatives to Congress. The New Jersey Plan, however, stated that each state should send an equal number of reps. so it's fair to the small states.

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Critical Thinking Issue #1: Large States vs. Small States

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Critical Thinking Issue #1: Large States vs. Small States

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The representatives were debating on how many representatives each states would send to the new Congress.

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The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was in Philadelphia and was where the Constitution was written. There were 55 representatives at the convention and George Washington was the elected leader. There were many different factions at the Constitutional Convention: Small States vs. Large States, Slave Holders vs. Antislavery supporters, and Strong Central Gov. vs. A Weak Central Gov.