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P. 212 / Wbk. P. 27

P. 212 / Wbk. P. 27. Chapter 8 Section 2 Creating the Constitution p. 27/p. 212. A. Making Generalizations As you read the sections, take notes on the characteristics of the people who served as delegates to the Conventions. Characteristic. Characteristic. Politically active Men.

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P. 212 / Wbk. P. 27

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  1. P. 212 / Wbk. P. 27

  2. Chapter 8 Section 2Creating the Constitutionp. 27/p. 212 A. Making Generalizations As you read the sections, take notes on the characteristics of the people who served as delegates to the Conventions. Characteristic Characteristic • Politically active Men • Well-educated Generalization Characteristic Characteristic • All wealthy white men • Many were heroes of the Rev. War

  3. Patrick Henry who had been elected as a delegate refused to attend He said he “smelled a rat in Philadelphia, tending toward monarchy.”

  4. George Washington- elected president for the convention

  5. B. Summarizing Use the chart below to summarize the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan. • The Virginia plan proposed a legislature that consisted of: 2.The New Jersey Plan proposed a legislature that consisted of: Two houses with representation according to population or wealth One house with each state having equal votes 3. Who supported the Virginia Plan? 4. Who supported the New Jersey Plan? Large states Small states 5. How did the Great Compromise settle this issue?

  6. This political cartoon illustrates an issue discussed during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. The issue was over— Representation in Congress

  7. B. Summarizing Use the chart below to summarize the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan. 2.The New Jersey Plan proposed a legislature that consisted of: • The Virginia plan proposed a legislature that consisted of: Two houses with representation according to population or wealth One house with each state having equal votes 4. Who supported the New Jersey Plan? 3. Who supported the Virginia Plan? Large states Small states 5. How did the Great Compromise settle this issue? • It created a 2 house legislature: • representation by population in one house • equal representation for each state in the other house

  8. C. Analyzing Points of View briefly explain the disagreement between Northerners and Southerners that was settled by the Three-Fifths Compromise. Southerners-wanted slaves to be counted for population but not for taxation Northerners-wanted slaves to be counted for taxation but not for representation. Three-Fifths Compromise counted 3/5s of the slave population for both representation and taxation.

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