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People such as Madison and Hamilton wanted the constitution to be ratified and approved. But people such as sam Adams didn't want it to be their constitution.

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The Southern states wanted the states to control trade other then the federal government. They worried that the federal gov. would take away slaves. The Northern states thought that slavery would eventually slow down. The northern states agreed to wait 20 years to stop slave imports.

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The southern states wanted to be able to count their slaves as people, so they could have more representation. However, the northern states wanted them to pay taxes on their slaves since they are treated as property. They came up with 3 out of every 5 slaves would be counted but southern states would pay taxes on those 3.

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The great compromise, also known as the Connecticut compromise, proposed that the senate would have 2 people per state. While the house would be based off of population. providing a solution for both sides of people.

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The New Jersey plan was favorable among the smaller states. This is the case so the larger states would have more power that the smaller states. These beliefs are similar to those from the A of C.
The Virginia Plan proposed that the representation would be based on population. There would also be three branches of government.

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The constitutional convention took place in 1787 in Philadelphia. The president of the convention was George Washington. The 55 representatives gathered together to make a new government that all of the states could agree on.