Monday: Phil Convention
Why did delegates meet at the Philadelphia Convention?
to fix the Articles of Confederation
What main problem did the Framers try to fix at the Philadelphia Convention?
the national government was too weak
In which group do small states have the same number of representatives as large states?
Senate
To get southern approval of the new plan, the Framers from the North compromised on the issue of ...
Slavery. It could not be challenged until after 1808, 30 years later.
Why did southern states want the three-fifths clause?
So they could have higher population totals and get more representatives in the House.
What did colonists believe about rights?
God gave them to us and they can't be taken away
Why was the Convention held in secret and the public was not informed about what delegates said?
Fear that they couldn't be honest
Fear that the public would be furious
Fear that that the public would interfere with the process of improving the government
In which states do large population states have more representatives because it is based on population?
House
To appease the southern, slave-holding states, the North agreed to add the following two clauses into the Constitution:
three-fifths clause and Fugitive Slave Law
Why did the Fugitive Slave Act infuriate the North?
Because southern slaveholders could go into the North and basically steal people who were free.
Why did Framers write a whole new plan for government instead of just fixing the Article of Confederation?
the problems were too serious that they had to start over.
In the conflict over representation, small population states were worried that....
that large states would have more power and small states would have no say over what happens
What is the difference between equal and proportional representation?
Equal means each state gets two representatives; proportional means larger states get more representatives.
Why did our new Constitution allow slavery?
because, without the southern states' agreement, the country would have fallen apart.
What is a compromise?
An agreement in which each side gets some of what they want. but not all.
What is a social compact?
we agree to give up some freedoms in exchange for the government's protection
Large population states argued that ...
places with more people should have more representatives
The second major conflict between northern and southern states was about slavery. The northern economy was...
more diverse, relied on paid labor, focused on manufacturing/farming/fishing/shipping
By compromising on slavery, what major event happened from 1861-1865?
Civil War
What document was created in the Philadelphia Convention?
Constitution
What is a delegate?
a representative
To solve the problem over representation, the Framers agreed to the Great Compromise, which...
created both the House and the Senate
What are protective tariffs?
Taxes charged on imports, which are products brought in from other countries!
What is the three-fifths clause?
Each enslaved person counted as 3/5 of a person in the population count.
Pennsylvania