Warm Up
Grab A Delegates Activity Sheet
& a Venn Diagram
Take out Notes and have out
your Venn Diagram
Venn Diagram
Label Venn Diagram “Government Powers
Under the Articles of Confederation”
Label one circle “State Governments” and
the other “The Central Government”
Put the powers associated with each into
the Venn Diagram
The Constitutional
Convention
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?
The Delegates
55 Delegates
31 College Degrees / 31 Lawyers
45 Congressmen
30 Served in War
Avg Age 43. Oldest 81 Youngest 27
17 slaveholders
Who Came?
George Washington
Ben Franklin
Edmund Randolph
George Mason
Alexander Hamilton
Roger Sherman
James Wilson
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
John Dickinson
William Patterson
James Madison
James Madison’s Importance
“The Father of the Constitution”
Organizer of the Convention
Studied extensively before
convention began on the History
of Governments
Would propose and write much
of the language in the
Constitution
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
Delegates Activity
Take out delegates activity directions
Computer Lab in library Tuesday
Vocabulary Activity
Take out Constitution Unit Vocabulary
Activity
Warm Up
Grab a VA plan v. NJ plan worksheet
Open book to page Read Page 202-203
and complete worksheet
Prepare for Notes
The Constitutional
Convention
Getting to Work!
Revise or Restart?
Revise the Articles
Restart with New Document
Edmund Randolph Speaks
Moves for a new
document
Strong National
Government
The Birth of the Legislative
Branch
Our Lawmaking
Branch
Arguably most
important of the 3
in a republic.
The Virginia Plan
Authored by James Madison
From VA
What do we know about Virginia?
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
New Jersey Plan (Revise ‘em)
Proposed by William
Patterson
From NJ
What do we know
about NJ?
New Jersey Plan
1 House Legislature
1 vote 1 state
Congress elects weak Executive branch of
more than 1 person
No plan for judicial system
The Great Compromise!
Roger Sherman
proposes
CT
The Great Compromise
2 House Legislature
Lower based upon Population
Upper – 2 per state
VA Plan v NJ Plan
Outcome:
The structure of our Legislative Branch
Basic structure for Executive and Judicial
Reminders
Historical Fiction Due Tuesday
Collage that is half a piece of poster board
with pictures related to your book and the
time period
3 Minute Presentation
– 1 minute summary
– 1 minute connecting major events in book to
actual history
– 1 minute talking about actual history / accuracy
as presented in book
Reminders
Constitutional Delegates activity due
Tuesday
Constitution Center Trip
Reminders!
No Permission you don’t go.
Head to cafeteria after 1st Period
What to Bring
– Something to write with
– Money for Lunch (No mo’ than $15)
– Dress school and weather appropriate
Packet
Understanding on behaviour
For the Remainder
Constitutional Convention Word Search
Warm Up
Prep Fo’ Notes
The Constitutional
Convention
Representation and Slavery
Issue
If lower house is by population who counts
as population?
North v. South
Who counted for representation?
North – Slaves do not count, property
South – Slaves should count
Slavery in the South
Brutal system of forced labor
The Abolitionist Movement
Abolitionist
Movement
Manumission
1780 – PA Act for
Gradual
Emancipation
Issue: Slavery in the South
Many Northern States wanted to ban
slavery
South demanded slavery continue
Would not discuss slave trade for 20 years
Representation Solved
3/5 Compromise
Slaves would count
as 3/5 a person
Math Time!
If VA has a white
population of 300,000
and a slave
population of 200,000
while PA has a
population of
430,000, which state
has a larger
population?
If SC has a white
population of 350,000
and a slave
population of 400,000
while New York has a
population of 550,000
which has a larger
population?
Civics in Action Packet