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Power of National Government

Federalists: Wanted strong government, wanted a constitution, no Bill of Rights.

Anti-Federalists:Wanted strong government, no constitution, wanted Bill of Rights.

Federalists leaders: John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Rufus King, John Marshall, Timothy Pickering, and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.

Anti-Federalists leaders:

Patrick Henry.

Samuel Adams.

George Mason.

Richard Henry Lee.

Robert Yates.

James Monroe.

Amos Singletary.

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Trade-North vs. South

North wanted to control trade, but South worried it would hurt the economy.

Commerce Compromise: North agreed to wait 20 years to ban slavery.

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How would slaves be counted in the population?

Southern Plan: Wanted to count slaves for population but not for taxes, it gives more power to the representatives.
Northern Plan: Allow slaves for taxes but not population, worried South would have way more power.
3/5 Compromise: Counted 3/5 of a person for taxes and representation.

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Large states vs.small states

The Virginia Plan:Large population and wanted representatives based on state population.
The New Jersey Plan: Small population and wanted equal representatives for each state.
They resolved by The Great Compromise: 2 house Congress and a Senate with house of representatives.

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Constitutional Convention was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 1787,. It was small states vs. Large states.