Constitutional Convention by Mia Ramirez https://padlet.com/mia_ramirez_846/d42mfeb1so8s en-us 2018-11-06 14:33:00 UTC 2025-12-15 18:37:22 UTC hello@padlet.com The Constitutional Convention started in May 27, 1787 and lasted till September 17, 1787. The president of the Constitutional Convention was George Washington. There were a total of 55 delegates that attended the Convention. The purpose of the Convention was to create mia_ramirez_846 https://padlet.com/mia_ramirez_846/d42mfeb1so8s/wish/300994953 a better government that the people of the nation would like and the delegates would compromise to make it better ant get something they want. The location of the convention was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ]]> 2018-11-06 14:35:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mia_ramirez_846/d42mfeb1so8s/wish/300994953 The first issue was Large States vs. Small states. The larger states wanted a states representatives based on the population of the state. New Jersey's plan was to create all states equal, to have equal representation in government. However, Virginia's plan was to have proportional representation, based on how many people lived in the state would mean how many representatives they get in government. They compromised by having each state have two senates and depending on the amount of people in the state, you get representatives in the House of Representatives. mia_ramirez_846 https://padlet.com/mia_ramirez_846/d42mfeb1so8s/wish/301004759 2018-11-06 14:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mia_ramirez_846/d42mfeb1so8s/wish/301004759 Issue #2: How would slaves be counted in the population? The North wanted to count slaves as taxes, since The South treats them as property. But The South wants them to be included in the population of their state. So they made a compromise to include 3/5 of the slave population to be included in the population of the state. mia_ramirez_846 https://padlet.com/mia_ramirez_846/d42mfeb1so8s/wish/301008515 2018-11-06 14:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mia_ramirez_846/d42mfeb1so8s/wish/301008515 Issue #3: Trade-North vs. South: The northern states were more industrial(making products) and wanted the federal government to regulate (control) trade so that the national economy could run more smoothly. The Southern states were scared that regulation of trade would interfere with their exports and stop slave trades. So, they agreed to wait 20 years to vote on the issue of banning the slave trade. mia_ramirez_846 https://padlet.com/mia_ramirez_846/d42mfeb1so8s/wish/301012512 2018-11-06 14:58:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mia_ramirez_846/d42mfeb1so8s/wish/301012512 Issue #4: Power of national government: Federalists is a person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority. mia_ramirez_846 https://padlet.com/mia_ramirez_846/d42mfeb1so8s/wish/301015869 2018-11-06 15:03:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mia_ramirez_846/d42mfeb1so8s/wish/301015869