Important Figures
He was unanimously voted the President of the Philadelphia Convention
Who is George Washington?
He calmed flaming tempers and guided the Conventional proceeding through critical times
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
Three plans that were introduced to the convention
What were the Virginia Plan, The New Jersey Plan, and the Aristocratic Plan?
The compromise that was proposed by Benjamin Franklin and was the most important compromise of the Convention
What was the Great Compromise?
Did not attend the convention because he was the American minister to France at the time
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
He was the secretary of the Constitutional Convention
Who was William Jackson?
The best example of what could happen with unchecked democracy
What was Shay's Rebellion?
The plan that favored the large states by recommending that representation in Congress was determined by free white population
What was the Virginia Plan?
The compromise that solved the issue of how the slaves would be counted for taxation and representation purposes
The two delegates who were later elected President of the United States
Who were James Madison and George Washington?
He was known as the "Father of the Constitution"
Who was James Madison?
The 2 plans that produced major controversies at the convention
What were the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan
The plan that favored the small states by leaving the powers of government to be retained by the states, and having all states equally represented in Congress
What was the New Jersey Plan?
The compromise that granted Congress the power to regulate commerce, but restricted them from interfering with slavery for 20 years
What was the Commerce Compromise?
The delegate who suggested the Aristocratic Plan of government and left the convention only to return at George Washington's request
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
He was elected chairman of the Committee on Style
Who was Gouverner Morris?
The resolutions to the problems at the convention
What were the Great Compromise, The Three Fifths Compromise, and the Commerce Compromise
The plan that was basically the Articles of Confederation "all patched up"
What was the aristocratic plan?
The compromise that forbade Congress from levying taxes on exports, and required that all treaties must have 43 senate votes for ratification
The Commerce Compromise
The delegate who only wanted to amend the Articles of Confederation and was completely opposed to everything else
Who was Luther Martin?
They were believed to be the only 3 deists at the Convention
Who were Benjamin Franklin, James Wilson, and Hugh Williamson?
The way the problems in the Convention split the states
What were the North and South and the Large and Small?
The plan that was proposed by Governor Edmund Randolph and proposed a 2 house legislature
What was the Virginia Plan?
This compromise settled the problem of representation in Congress by creating a 2 house legislature, one with equal representation,and one with representation based upon population
What was the Great Compromise?
He helped to finance the War for American Independence, was the wealthiest man in Philadelphia, and housed George Washington during the Convention
Who was Robert Morris?