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1. What reasons did some delegates have for thinking state legislatures would be best qualified to select the president? Why did these people distrust the people?

2. What objections did some delegates have to allowing state legislatures to select the president?

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1. The main argument used to justify allowing the slave trade is that the states are the best judge of what is best for them, that individual states should decide if they want to continue to trade slaves or not. Mr. Ellsworth (Connecticut) said he "Supported allowing the slave trade to continue because states were capable of debating the wisdom and morality of slavery on their own. While he did believe that the states are the best judges of the interests of their people."

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1. The main argument used to justify allowing the slave trade is that the states are the best judge of what is best for them, that individual states should decide if they want to continue to trade slaves or not. Mr. Ellsworth (Connecticut) said he "Supported allowing the slave trade to continue because states were capable of debating the wisdom and morality of slavery on their own. While he did believe that the states are the best judges of the interests of their people."

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2. One criticism was that states in the North are already passing laws to slowly end the slave trade. This means that this delegate believes states should just let it take its course and the slave trade will end in time with the laws being slowly passed to end the trade.

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1.The main arguement in the story is wether slave trade should be allowed or outlawed. In the story it shows Mr. Ellsworth had told that "Supported allowing the slave trade to continue" as he said.

2. One criticism was that states were trying to pass laws to end slave trade but other states wanted it to just thin out by its self -ken

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1. What arguments are used to justify counting slaves when calculating representation? Quote or paraphrase the comments of one delegate to support your answer.

2. What criticisms of the proposal do delegates from Pennsylvania offer (although both recognize southern states will not compromise on the issue)?

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1. What arguments are used to justify allowing the slave trade to continue? Quote or paraphrase the comments of one delegate to support your answer.

2. What criticisms of the proposal do delegates offer?

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1. Why were some delegates opposed to the people electing their representatives in Congress? Quote or paraphrase the comment of one delegate to support your answer.

2. Why did some delegates want the people to elect their representatives in Congress? Quote or paraphrase the comment of one delegate to support your answer.

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1. One reason some delegates thought state legislatures would be the best qualified to select the president was the election by state legislatures would be more likely to correspond with the wishes of the whole community they represent.
2. Some delegates had concerns allowing state legislatures select the president such as agreeing that the state legislatures were untrustworthy to elect the president.

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1. What reasons do delegates from large states (Virginia, Pennsylvania) give for opposing equal representation?

2. What do delegates suggest after it becomes clear small states will only accept a compromise plan with equal representation in one house of Congress?

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1. Some delegates opposed to the people electing their representatives in Congress because people elect lower houses and if they have too much power then people can easily accept harmful ideas. The text states,” we have experienced are the result of too much power for the people — like Shays’ Rebellion in Massachusetts, where it was proven that people are easily misled to accept harmful ideas circulated by conniving men.” This is why some delegates opposed to the people electing their representatives in Congress.

2. Some delegates want the people to elect their representatives in Congress because they believe the government won’t long last without people’s support. Government needs people support. The text states,” Passionately defended that the larger and more powerful chamber or house of Congress should be directly elected by the people because without support of the people, no American government will last long. Incidents like Shays’ Rebellion are proof of the need for more democratic government, instead of proof that we need to limit democracy.” This is why some delegates want the people to elect their representatives in Congress.

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The South was not vouching for Blacks to be represented in the census out of the goodness of their heart. In their words, having a higher population increases "the value of land and exports"

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The Pennsylvanians were the only ones who brought up the moral aspect of this dilemma, realizing that there are inherent problems with counting people as property.

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1. One reason some delegates gave for thinking state legislatures would be best qualified to select the president is that a state legislature would be able to represent the community as a whole and be the voice for the people. They distrusted the people because they had concerns that the people would simply prefer candidates from their own area or region.

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1. One reason some delegates gave for thinking state legislatures would be best qualified to select the president is that a state legislature would be able to represent the community as a whole and be the voice for the people. They distrusted the people because they had concerns that the people would simply prefer candidates from their own area or region.

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2. One concern regarding allowing a state legislature select the president is that they would only pick a president that promised to serve the state's agenda rather than national interest.

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1. the major states (Pennsylvania and Virginia )believe that equal numbers of people should have equal numbers of representatives
2 that minor states should have no worries about the amount of voters and that their fears where unnecessary.

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1. Some delegates were opposed to the people electing their representatives in congress because it gave the people too much power in the democracy. Mr. Gerry thought, "many problems we have experienced are the result of too much power of the people", he believes that if people are given that much power again, then issues will arise again like Shay's Rebellion.

2. Some delegates wanted the people to elect their representatives in congress because without the support of the people, a government will not last and therefore the people must be involved. As Mr. Wilson said, "without support of the people, no American government will last long. Incidents like Shays' Rebellion are proof of the need for more democratic government", which means that the United States cannot be a peaceful country without a more democratic government in place.

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1.  The delegate from Pennsylvania said that all states should be equal. Whereas Virginia wants to have no proportions so the smaller states don't matter as much.

2. Delegates suggest that there is no need for a compromise because they wanted the smaller states to believe their fears were unnecessary, but they didn't like the idea of proportional representation.

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some, like Mr. Gerry, had an issue with people electing the representatives because they did not think the people were well educated with new government and easily misled.

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1. considered the equality of votes under the Confederation as a major source of difficulty for that government, with each member of Congress serving as nothing more than an advocate for local advantages

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1. considered the equality of votes under the Confederation as a major source of difficulty for that government, with each member of Congress serving as nothing more than an advocate for local advantages

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2.  He hoped to persuade the small states that their fears were unnecessary, but they only insist on equal representation in any and all cases.

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some, like Mr. Wilson, believed the people should vote for the representative because he thinks that no american government would last long without the involvement of the people and that another "Shay's Rebellion" would happen.

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Some of the delegates were opposed to people electing the representatives. They thought the people weren't educated enough to make the decision. Mr. Pinckney was worried that the people were not a good judge of character and qualifications of their leaders.

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1. They believed the number of people of in each state should determine the number of representatives.

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1. They believed the number of people of in each state should determine the number of representatives.

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2. They hoped to persuade small states that their fear was unnecessary.

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1.	Some reasons delegates had for thinking state legislatures would be best qualified to select the president are the legislatures would select the candidate the people want, to retain the election by the people. Some did not trust the people to elect a candidate for president because of large countries taking most votes and the people voting for someone who tricks them into thinking one thing but does another once president, and how some would elect someone from the region, regardless of qualification.     2.	Some objections delegates had to allowing the state legislatures select the president are the increasing power in government which can go unchecked, that his is a democracy and the people need to have some vote within, some legislatures would pick only what is best for there state not the nation, and the most important reason, state legislatures would only pick men who promised to serve the states agenda without much motivation to pick a candidate committed to serving the national interest, meaning thee not truly devoted to running the nation but only to be the face people put the united states to.

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1.	Some reasons delegates had for thinking state legislatures would be best qualified to select the president are the legislatures would select the candidate the people want, to retain the election by the people. Some did not trust the people to elect a candidate for president because of large countries taking most votes and the people voting for someone who tricks them into thinking one thing but does another once president, and how some would elect someone from the region, regardless of qualification.     2.	Some objections delegates had to allowing the state legislatures select the president are the increasing power in government which can go unchecked, that his is a democracy and the people need to have some vote within, some legislatures would pick only what is best for there state not the nation, and the most important reason, state legislatures would only pick men who promised to serve the states agenda without much motivation to pick a candidate committed to serving the national interest, meaning thee not truly devoted to running the nation but only to be the face people put the united states to.

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1.	Some reasons delegates had for thinking state legislatures would be best qualified to select the president are the legislatures would select the candidate the people want, to retain the election by the people. Some did not trust the people to elect a candidate for president because of large countries taking most votes and the people voting for someone who tricks them into thinking one thing but does another once president, and how some would elect someone from the region, regardless of qualification.2.	Some objections delegates had to allowing the state legislatures select the president are the increasing power in government which can go unchecked, that his is a democracy and the people need to have some vote within, some legislatures would pick only what is best for there state not the nation, and the most important reason, state legislatures would only pick men who promised to serve the states agenda without much motivation to pick a candidate committed to serving the national interest, meaning thee not truly devoted to running the nation but only to be the face people put the united states to.

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1.	Some reasons delegates had for thinking state legislatures would be best qualified to select the president are the legislatures would select the candidate the people want, to retain the election by the people. Some did not trust the people to elect a candidate for president because of large countries taking most votes and the people voting for someone who tricks them into thinking one thing but does another once president, and how some would elect someone from the region, regardless of qualification.2.	Some objections delegates had to allowing the state legislatures select the president are the increasing power in government which can go unchecked, that his is a democracy and the people need to have some vote within, some legislatures would pick only what is best for there state not the nation, and the most important reason, state legislatures would only pick men who promised to serve the states agenda without much motivation to pick a candidate committed to serving the national interest, meaning thee not truly devoted to running the nation but only to be the face people put the united states to.

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Some of the delegates like Mr. Wilson Believed that the government would have no authority or respect if the people didn't vote their representatives into office. These delegate also feared that the representatives would abuse their power and take advantage of it if people didn't vote them in.

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1. Southern were okay with included slaves when calculating representation, they “were valuable, as they increased the value of land and exports— both of which help to feed and support an army”

2. Pennsylvania questioned the proposal by asking important questions such as “Are they admitted as full citizens? Then why are they not admitted as citizens equal to white citizens? If they are still admitted as property, then why is other property not factored into representation?” These were good questions to ask as it could result in further reconsideration of the 3/5ths compromise.