Constitutional Convection by Cierra Perea https://padlet.com/cierra_perea_329/a8y6as5acu8 en-us 2018-11-05 16:21:33 UTC 2023-02-18 12:30:15 UTC hello@padlet.com Background of the Convection cierra_perea_329 https://padlet.com/cierra_perea_329/a8y6as5acu8/wish/300560434 The Constitution Convection of 1787 was written in Philadelphia with 55 delegates with the leader being George Washington. ]]> 2018-11-05 16:23:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cierra_perea_329/a8y6as5acu8/wish/300560434 Large vs. Small States cierra_perea_329 https://padlet.com/cierra_perea_329/a8y6as5acu8/wish/300566227 It was difficult for the delegates to decide how many representatives each state should have. The larger states wanted the number of representatives to based on population. The smaller states wanted to have equal amounts of representatives. ]]> 2018-11-05 16:30:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cierra_perea_329/a8y6as5acu8/wish/300566227 How would slaves be counted in the population? cierra_perea_329 https://padlet.com/cierra_perea_329/a8y6as5acu8/wish/301072685 Both Southern and Northern states disagreed on   how slaves should be counted in the population. Southern states wanted slaves to count as part of the population for representatives, but not taxes. Northern states wanted to allow slaves to be counted for taxes, but not representatives. They came up with a compromise that 1 slave= 3/5 of a person.]]> 2018-11-06 16:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cierra_perea_329/a8y6as5acu8/wish/301072685 Trade-North vs. South cierra_perea_329 https://padlet.com/cierra_perea_329/a8y6as5acu8/wish/302426335 The north wanted to control trade, but the south was worried it would hurt their economy. They came up with the Commerce Comprimise which had the north to agree with having to wait 20 years to end slavery.]]> 2018-11-09 04:54:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cierra_perea_329/a8y6as5acu8/wish/302426335 Power of National Government cierra_perea_329 https://padlet.com/cierra_perea_329/a8y6as5acu8/wish/302426819 Federalist (and their leader Alexander Hamilton) are the people that wanted strong national government, national supremacy, a constitution, and no bill of rights. Anti-federalist (and their leader George Mason) wanted strong state governments, Bill of Rights, and were against constitution.]]> 2018-11-09 05:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cierra_perea_329/a8y6as5acu8/wish/302426819 cierra_perea_329 https://padlet.com/cierra_perea_329/a8y6as5acu8/wish/302428603 2018-11-09 05:23:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cierra_perea_329/a8y6as5acu8/wish/302428603