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Warm Up

Warm Up. Hand in CT Northwest Territory on table Prepare for notes and discussion. The Constitutional Convention. Not The First Meeting. The Annapolis Convention Lack of ability to regulate commerce States taxing each other unfairly. Why was the Convention held?.

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Warm Up

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  1. Warm Up • Hand in CT Northwest Territory on table • Prepare for notes and discussion

  2. The Constitutional Convention

  3. Not The First Meeting • The Annapolis Convention • Lack of ability to regulate commerce • States taxing each other unfairly

  4. Why was the Convention held? • Revision of the Articles of Confederation • What were some of the issues that needed to be considered at the Convention?

  5. The Delegates • 55 Delegates • 31 College Degrees / 31 Lawyers • 45 Congressmen • 30 Served in War • Avg Age 43. Oldest 81 Youngest 27 • 17 slaveholders

  6. Who Came?

  7. George Washington

  8. Why invite GW?

  9. Ben Franklin

  10. James Madison

  11. Edmund Randolph

  12. George Mason

  13. Alexander Hamilton

  14. Roger Sherman

  15. James Wilson

  16. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

  17. John Dickinson

  18. William Patterson

  19. How was the Convention to run? • Unanimously George Washington the Presiding officer • 1 State 1 Vote • Majority Wins • No meetings unless 7/13 quorum • Closed Doors • Why closed doors?

  20. Activity • Create a Flyer Advertising the Constitutional Convention • Include Purpose of Convention, Attendees, and importance • Include the 5 W’s! A flyer could be a mind map!

  21. Warm Up • Grab a blank piece of paper from front table, await further instructions

  22. M/I Activity • You will be assigned of the following 3 government plans • VA Plan pg 202 • NJ Plan pg 203 • Great Compromise pg 204 • Independently read your assigned topic (5 Minutes) • Create a Multiple Intelligence Based Activity that shows the 5 W’s information about your topic (Drawing, Diagram, Song, 5 W’s on Picture, etc) (15 Minutes) • Later, you will pair up with someone from the other plans to share your information with them, and you will be responsible for getting the information from them (15 Minutes)

  23. The Constitutional Convention Getting to Work!

  24. Revise or Restart? • Revise the Articles • Restart with New Document

  25. Edmund Randolph Speaks • Moves for a new document • Strong National Government

  26. The Structure of the New Government • Focus of early debates • Also Legislative Branch

  27. The Virginia Plan • Authored by James Madison • From VA • What do we know about Virginia?

  28. The Virginia Plan (Throw ‘em out!) • 2 house legislature • Proportional Representation in Lower • Lower Elected by People • Upper Elected by Lower • Chief Executive • Court System

  29. Criticisms?

  30. New Jersey Plan (Revise ‘em) • Proposed by William Patterson • From NJ • What do we know about NJ?

  31. New Jersey Plan • 1 House Legislature • 1 vote 1 state • Congress elects weak Executive branch of more than 1 person

  32. Criticisms?

  33. Debate • Large states v Small States

  34. The Great Compromise! • Roger Sherman proposes • CT

  35. The Great Compromise • 2 House Legislature • Lower based upon Population • Upper – 2 per state

  36. One Debate Among Many… • Great Compromise solved issue of Legislative Branch • Many future debates on the structure of government to come

  37. Gov’t Plan Worksheet • Complete activity on back • Make sure to answer this questions: • Why was there a need for the Great Compromise?

  38. Check it Out! • http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html

  39. Activity • Draw a Venn Diagram • On the Left circle label VA Plan • On the right circle label NJ Plan • What would fill in the middle? • Fill in Venn Diagram using notes, text, and knowledge

  40. Warm Up • Please Hand in Constitution Center Activity onto front • Hand in Constitutional Convention Poster in separate pile • Prepare for Notes

  41. Warm Up • Prepare for Discussion and Notes • This would include looking over recent discussion topics

  42. Warm Up • Have out your Multiple Intelligence Activity from yesterday

  43. Pairing Up • Find a partner from the other two groups • Present and share your M/I Activity to them • 10 – 15 Minutes

  44. A New Debate Arises The Legislative Branch

  45. Issue • If lower house is by population who counts as population?

  46. Warm Up • Take out VA / NJ / GC Worksheets from yesterday

  47. What does Great Compromise Create?

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