Convention and Compromise

1. Convention and Compromise Chapter 7 Section 2

2. Economic Depression • There was a money shortage after the Revolutionary War • Farmers suffered because they couldn’t afford goods • Farmers couldn’t pay state taxes and state officials seized their land • January 1787 over 1000 farmers marched to the federal arsenal to seize weapons and revolt against Massachusetts. • Event becomes know as Shay’s Rebellion

3. Shays Rebellion • Rebellion led by Daniel Shay • Rebellion forced courts to close so judges could not confiscate farmer’s land. • Event becomes know as Shay’s Rebellion • Americans worried whether the government could control unrest and prevent violence

4. Antislavery Movement • The Revolutionary War brought into focus the contradictions between liberty and Slavery. • The Quakers in Pennsylvania organized the first Antislavery movement • Virginia passed a law that encouraged Manumission---freeing of enslaved people

5. A Call for Change • Some see that the Federal Government is to weak---they wanted a stronger Federal Government • James Madison and Alexander Hamilton were the most active in the movement to reform the Articles of Confederation

8. The Constitutional Convention • Begins in May of 1787 in Philadelphia • George Washington chosen unanimously to be the presiding officer • Edmund Randolph introduced the Virginia Plan • Virginia Plan was the idea of James Madison • A Two House Legislature, a Chief Executive, and a court system • Small States objected since representatives were elected based on population of the States

9. Compromise Wins Out • Delegates break the deadlock between small and large states. • Roger Sherman proposed the idea known as the Great Compromise. • Upper House= each state would have 2 members • Lower House= seats would be based on the population of the state

11. Slavery Issues • Three Fifths Compromise---every 5 slaves would count as 3 people for taxation and representation • Congress would not interfere with the Slave Trade until 1808

12. Constitution Approved • On September 17, 1787 the Constitution of the United States is signed. • Delegates agreed that the Constitution needed to be approved by 9 states to become the Law of the Land.

13. Shay’s Rebellion forced courts to close so judges could not confiscate • Tax money • Farmers land • Smuggled goods • Criminals’ homes [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

14. Convention delegates broke the deadlock between large and small states when they approved • The Two-Thirds Compromise • Washington’s Compromise • The Three-Fifths Compromise • The Great Compromise [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

15. He proposed the Great Compromise • James Madison • Alexander Hamilton • George Washington • Roger Sherman [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

16. Convention delegates agreed that the Constitution must be approved by how many states? • 3 States • All states • 12 states • 9 states [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

17. Constitutional Convention delegates voted for a national government based on the • New Jersey Plan • Virginia Plan • New York Plan • Northwest Territory Plan [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

18. The freeing of individual enslaved persons • Liberation • Misrepresentation • Federalism • Manumission [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

19. Led a rebellion • Roger Sherman • Daniel Shays • James Madison • Richard Stockton [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

20. First Antislavery Society (s) • Quakers

21. The Revolutionary War brought into focus the contradiction between the American battle for liberty and the • Need to raise money • Right to rebellion • Practice of slavery • Right of women to vote [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

22. Author of the Virginia Plan • James Madison • Thomas Jefferson • Alexander Hamilton • George Washington [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]