Constitutional Convention by Oghosasere Elaiho https://padlet.com/oghosasere_elaiho_516/umpepokvsyij en-us 2018-11-05 19:09:24 UTC 2026-02-26 06:28:45 UTC hello@padlet.com Background oghosasere_elaiho_516 https://padlet.com/oghosasere_elaiho_516/umpepokvsyij/wish/300678260 The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was where the constitution was written, in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. Fifty-five representative attended the convention. George Washington was elected leader of the convention. ]]> 2018-11-05 19:16:06 UTC https://padlet.com/oghosasere_elaiho_516/umpepokvsyij/wish/300678260 oghosasere_elaiho_516 https://padlet.com/oghosasere_elaiho_516/umpepokvsyij/wish/301180189 2018-11-06 19:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/oghosasere_elaiho_516/umpepokvsyij/wish/301180189 oghosasere_elaiho_516 https://padlet.com/oghosasere_elaiho_516/umpepokvsyij/wish/301180986 2018-11-06 19:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/oghosasere_elaiho_516/umpepokvsyij/wish/301180986 Large States vs. Small States oghosasere_elaiho_516 https://padlet.com/oghosasere_elaiho_516/umpepokvsyij/wish/301182049 The delegates had a very difficult time deciding how many representatives each state would get in the new Congress. This caused a great deal of debate between delegates from the large and small states. It was a very difficult problem for them to solve.
The Virginia Plan was a large state population, they wanted the number of Representatives based on population.
The New Jersey Plan was the small state population, they wanted equal number of representatives for each state.
]]> 2018-11-06 19:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/oghosasere_elaiho_516/umpepokvsyij/wish/301182049 How would slaves be counted in the population? oghosasere_elaiho_516 https://padlet.com/oghosasere_elaiho_516/umpepokvsyij/wish/301184999 Northern and southern states disagreed on how slaves should be counted in the population. They argued that slaves were considered property, and therefore should be counted for taxes but not for representation in Congress this presented a very difficult problem for the delegates to resolve. 
The southern states plan was to count slaves as part of the population for representation but not for taxes.
The northern states plan was to not count slaves as part of the population for representation and for taxes.
In the ⅗ Compromise Southern states Would be allowed to count slaves as three-fifths of a person For representation and Taxation purposes. 
]]> 2018-11-06 19:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/oghosasere_elaiho_516/umpepokvsyij/wish/301184999 Trade-North vs. South oghosasere_elaiho_516 https://padlet.com/oghosasere_elaiho_516/umpepokvsyij/wish/302720951 The southern states were scared that regulation of trade would threaten the sale of slaves and interfere with the export of their agriculture products. 
The Commerce Compromise was when the North agreed to wait 20 years to ban the slave trade.]]> 2018-11-09 18:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/oghosasere_elaiho_516/umpepokvsyij/wish/302720951 Power of National Government oghosasere_elaiho_516 https://padlet.com/oghosasere_elaiho_516/umpepokvsyij/wish/302727264 The Federalist wanted a strong National government, strong constitution and no to Bill of Rights. The leader was Alexander Hamilton.
The Anti-Federalist wanted a strong state government, was against constitution, and wouldn't support constitution unless it had the Bill of Rights. The leader was George Mason.

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