Virginia Plan
Who loved and supported the Virginia Plan?
Big states
Representation was to be....
equal
What was the name of the Connecticut Plan?
The Great Compromise
Name a cash crop the slaves helped produce
cotton, tobacco, sugar cane
James Madison
What was the Virginia Plan based on?
Population (bigger means more representatives in the House of Reps)
What does unicameral mean?
What is a compromise?
Each sides gets and gives up something to reach an agreement
Name a past President who owned slaves
Washington or Jefferson
What city and state was the Constitutional Convention held in?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Which states loved this plan?
Small
What does bicameral mean?
Having two houses of Congress (House of Reps and the Senate
What was the compromise?
The South could count 3/5 of their slaves for population, but would have to end the slave trade by 1808
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Who proposed the Virginia Plan?
James Madison
Called for how many branches?
1
How many branches did it call for?
3
Why did the slave states want to count their slaves?
To get more population which would give them more representation in the House of Reps
How many votes did the Constitution need to get to be ratified in 1787?
9 out of 13
What does Bicameral mean?
Splitting Congress into two "houses"
William Patterson
Who proposed it?
Roger Sherman
What year would the Atlantic Slave trade end under this compromise?
1808
How many electoral votes does a president need to be elected today?
270