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Aim: How did our founding fathers solve the problems created by the Articles of Confederation

Constitutional Convention . Summer of 178755 delegates meet in PhiladelphiaOriginal goal was to fix the Articles of ConfederationThey realized that the Articles of Confederation could not be fixed. A new government was needed. New Jersey Plan vs. Virginia Plan. Major disagreements occurred during the writing of the ConstitutionThe biggest disagreement occurred over representation in Congress.

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Aim: How did our founding fathers solve the problems created by the Articles of Confederation

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    1. Aim: How did our founding fathers solve the problems created by the Articles of Confederation? Do Now: What are two ways that you would fix the Articles of Confederation?

    2. Constitutional Convention Summer of 1787 55 delegates meet in Philadelphia Original goal was to fix the Articles of Confederation They realized that the Articles of Confederation could not be fixed. A new government was needed

    3. New Jersey Plan vs. Virginia Plan Major disagreements occurred during the writing of the Constitution The biggest disagreement occurred over representation in Congress

    5. The Great Compromise creates a two house (bicameral) legislature. The Senate is based on the New Jersey Plan. Each state has 2 senators. The House of Representatives is based on the Virginia Plan. Each state’s representation is based on population.

    7. Bicameral = 2 Houses

    9. Aim: How did the Constitution deal with the issue of slavery?

    10. Slavery and the Constitution

    11. Slavery and the Constitution

    12. Slavery and the Constitution

    13. Slavery and the Constitution

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