Copy these Study Questions on NB–41.

1. Copy these Study Questions on NB–41. 8.2 Study Questions 12–16 12. How did the New Jersey Plan differ from the Virginia Plan? 13. By what name is the Connecticut Compromise better known? 14. How did the Great Compro-mise settle the issue of representation in the legislature? 15. How did the Constitutional Convention reach a compromise on the issue of slavery? 16. According to the new Constitution, who had the power to regulate trade? Two–thirds One–third

2. Copy the following onto the top ten lines of NB–43. Do NOT turn your notebook sideways!

3. On the next TWO LINES of NB–43, write the following phrases: • Constitutional Convention; New Jersey Plan; Annapolis Convention; • Virginia Plan; Great Compromise; Amend or replace the Articles? Complete the graphic organizer by writing these terms in the boxes above to show how each one led to the next.

4. Copy the following onto the rest of NB–43. Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan Great Compromise Three-fifths Compromise

5. Lesson 8.2c: The Three-fifths Compromise Today we will explain how the issue of slavery was addressed at the Constitutional Convention.

6. Vocabulary • address – to deal with or discuss • regulate – to control by laws • representation – what delegates in Congress do for their states’ citizens

7. Check for Understanding • What are we going to do today? • What is the purpose of a regulation? • What would your parents mean if they said they wanted to address the grades on your last report card?

8. What We Already Know The Articles of Confederation created a government that was so weak that it could not function effectively.

9. A tell B • What event showed just how weak the national government was? • Be sure to re-state the question in your response!

10. What We Already Know In 1787, 55 delegates from twelve states met in Philadelphia and began to create a new national government.

11. What We Already Know After much debate and compromise, the delegates were able to settle the issue of the structure of Congress, and how the states would be represented in it.

12. Slavery was at the center of the second major issue of debate. Because representation in the House of Representatives would be based on the population of each state, the delegates had to decide who would be counted in that population.

13. The question: How should slaves be counted? • Southerners wanted the slaves to be counted as part of the general population for representation but not for taxation. • Northerners argued that slaves were property, not citizens, and should not be counted for representation but should be counted for taxation.

14. The Three-Fifths Compromise settled the question of how slaves would be counted. • Under this compromise, three-fifths of the slave population would be counted when setting direct taxes on the states. • This three-fifths ratio also would be used to determine representation in the House of Representatives.

15. B tell A • What is a compromise? • Be sure to re-state the question in your response!

16. The Three–fifths Compromise did not outlaw slavery. • All of the Northern states and several of the Southern states had banned the importation of new slaves from Africa. • While many Northerners wanted to see this ban extended to the rest of the nation, Southern slaveholders strongly disagreed. • The delegates from South Carolina and Georgia stated that they would never accept any plan “unless their right to import slaves be untouched.” • Again, the delegates agreed to a compromise. • On August 29, they agreed that Congress could not ban the slave trade until 1808.

17. This ban on laws limiting the slave trade was the only limit placed on Congress’ power to regulate trade.

18. Get your whiteboards and markers ready!

19. 15. How did the Constitutional Convention reach a compromise on the issue of slavery? • Slaves would be freed when they reached the age of 30. • Slaves would be counted as three-fifths of a person for representation in Congress. • Slaves would be counted as three-fifths of a person for taxation. • The importation of slaves could not be restricted until 1808. • Slavery could not be banned by Congress before 1808. Choose all that true!

20. 16. According to the new Constitution, who had the power to regulate trade? • The Federal Trade Commission • Congress • The president • The Secretary of State

21. Use whiteboards to indicate where it belongs! Two-house legislature with both houses based on state population Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan A B Great Compromise Three-fifths Compromise C D

22. Use whiteboards to indicate where it belongs! Representation in the House of Representatives based on population Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan A B Great Compromise Three-fifths Compromise C D

23. Use whiteboards to indicate where it belongs! Favored most by small states Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan A B Great Compromise Three-fifths Compromise C D

24. Use whiteboards to indicate where it belongs! Equal representation in the Senate Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan A B Great Compromise Three-fifths Compromise C D

25. Use whiteboards to indicate where it belongs! Favored most by large states Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan A B Great Compromise Three-fifths Compromise C D

26. Use whiteboards to indicate where it belongs! One-house legislature, with equal representation for each state Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan A B Great Compromise Three-fifths Compromise C D

27. Use whiteboards to indicate where it belongs! No new restrictions on slavery until 1808 Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan A B Great Compromise Three-fifths Compromise C D

28. Use whiteboards to indicate where it belongs! Two legislative houses, one based on state population and equal representation in the other Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan A B Great Compromise Three-fifths Compromise C D

29. Use whiteboards to indicate where it belongs! Each state would have one vote in Congress Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan A B Great Compromise Three-fifths Compromise C D

30. Use whiteboards to indicate where it belongs! Three-fifths of the slave counted for representation and taxation Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan A B Great Compromise Three-fifths Compromise C D