Numbers, People, and States
The total number of states to attend the Constitutional Convention.
12 states
As the first order of business, he was appointed president.
George Washington
The Constitutional Convention was held here
Independence Hall / Philadelphia
These states favored the Virginia Plan
large states / large population
This compromise solved the issue of how slaves would be counted toward representation
3/5 Compromise
The total number of delegates to come to the Constitutional Convention.
55 delegates
These different types of states had clashing views.
large and small states, slave/non-slave
The year the delegates finished WRITING the Constitution
1787
These states favored the New Jersey Plan
small states / small populations
The 3/5 compromise said that:
3 out of every 5 slaves would be counted toward the population of that state
This small state boycotted the Constitutional Convention because they feared a strong central government.
Rhode Island
Another name for the delegates who created the framework of the constitution.
'framers' or "founding fathers"
T/F: Ben Franklin was one of the representatives who wrote the Constitution
True
Small states thought each state should have the same number of rep's: called ________ representation
EQUAL
These states wanted slaves to be counted toward population, and therefore representation
Southern states
The "Father of the Constitution"
James Madison
2 things all the delegates agreed on
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, a government of the PEOPLE, NO more monarchy, etc.
T/F: New York state would have disagreed with Virginia on the question of representation in Congress
False
Large states thought the number of rep's should be based on population: called __________________ representation
proportional
The Commerce Compromise: Southerners demanded that congress NOT have the power to tax ____________
exports / goods sent out of the country
He wrote the Declaration of Independence, but was not at the Convention
Thomas Jefferson
T/F: Only 39 delegates signed the constitution. 13 left before it was signed, and 3 refused to sign.
True
What did the convention realize when they tried to amend (change) the articles of confederation?
They realized it needed to be replaced completely
A combination of the VA plan and the NJ plan to try to make both large and small states happy
Great Compromise / Connecticut Compromise
Slave Trade Compromise: the slave trade would NOT be abolished until ____ years after the Constitution took effect
20