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Constitutional Convention, Philadelphia, May-September 1787
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Introduced by
Edmund Randolph
of Virginia (Written by James Madison)
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This Plan would scrap the Articles of Confederation and create a new stronger national government.
This New Government would be organized like this:
•3 Branches of Government •Two houses of Congress •Representation in both houses based on Population.
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Who supported it? •Large States •It gave them more power in Congress
Who opposed it? •Small States •They would be overruled in Congress
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
Virginia
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Introduced by
William Paterson of New Jersey
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This Plan was offered as a counter to the Virginia plan by the smaller states.
Under this plan, the government would be organized like this:
•3 Branches of Government •One house of Congress •Each State would have one vote, Like the Articles of Confederation
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Who supported it? •Small States •It would provide equal representation in Congress
Who opposed it? •Large States •They felt they deserved more representation due to their size and wealth
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
Virginia
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Also Know as
The Connecticut Compromise
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This was a compromise between the large and small states. This is the final
framework of our government.
Our new government would be organized like this:
3 Branches of Government Two Houses of Congress (The House of Representatives and the Senate)
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Equal: 2 per state
Based on Population
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How did it satisfy the large states? Representation in the House of Representatives would be based on population New Jersey
Delaware
New York
Virginia
How did it satisfy the Small states? Representation in the Senate would be equal (2 Senators per State)
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Needed to solve the issue of:
The counting of Southern Slaves toward Taxation and Representation
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What did the Southern States Want? Wanted the slaves to count toward representation, but not taxation
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
South Carolina
Virginia
What did the Northern States Want? Wanted the slaves to count toward taxation, but not representation
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How did the northern and southern states compromise over slavery?
•3/5ths of the slave population would be counted toward representation and taxation.