A New Plan
Who decided to use Federal troops to stop the rebels?
Confederation Congress
What was the date of the convention?
May 31, 1787
What happened July 16th?
They voted again
What day did delegates receive their copies of the Constitution?
August 6th
How long after the revolutionary war was the constitution finalized?
4 years
What was the name of Virginia's governor?
Edmund Randolph
Congress is part of what branch?
Legislative
Who was a good compromiser?
Benjamin Franklin
How many articles were in the constitution?
23
To feel more at home in Philadelphia and to get to know one another
Who was the situation especially bad for?
Farmers
What states made up half of the nation's population?
Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts
Whose proposal was debated for 11 days?
Roger Sherman
Who wrote "We, the people, of the United States..."
Governor Morris
Who said "each state ought to be able to protect itself"
Roger Sherman
Who chooses the delegated for the second branch (the senate)?
The house members
How were state's importance measured?
By the number of citizens
What happened the same day the Connecticut Compromise passed?
Philadelphia's heat wave broke
How did the majority of delegates think the president should be selected?
Congress or state legislature
What was the three-fifths compromise?
For every 5 slaves, they had 3 votes.
What document gave each state freedom and independence?
The Articles of Confederation
What did the Virginia Plan change?
Equal representation
What was Benjamin Franklin's suggestion for the compromise?
The delegates could choose parts of the Virginia and New Jersey plans to please both big and small states
Who was the first person to sign the constitution?
George Washington
What were James Madison's two theories?
1. the national government should come from the people, not the states
2. powers should be divided so no one person or group controlled the government