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Shay’s Rebellion
 Uprising of Farmers in Massachusetts led the colonists
 to want a stronger national government
Constitutional Convention
 Led by George Washington
 Meetings were to be secret
Big States vs. Small States
 Big states favored the Virginia Plan, created by James
 Madison
   Called for a 2 house legislature (bicameral) based on
    population
Big States vs. Small States
 Smaller states favored the New Jersey Plan
    Called for a 1 house legislature where representation was
     equal for all states
Great Compromise
 The Great Compromise
    2 house legislature
       House of Representatives based on state’s population
       Senate: each state has 2 senators regardless of population
How to Determine Population
 When counting slaves, delegates came up with the
 Three-fifths Compromise
   This counted each slave a 3/5 a person

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Constitutional convention

  • 1.
  • 2. Shay’s Rebellion  Uprising of Farmers in Massachusetts led the colonists to want a stronger national government
  • 3. Constitutional Convention  Led by George Washington  Meetings were to be secret
  • 4. Big States vs. Small States  Big states favored the Virginia Plan, created by James Madison  Called for a 2 house legislature (bicameral) based on population
  • 5. Big States vs. Small States  Smaller states favored the New Jersey Plan  Called for a 1 house legislature where representation was equal for all states
  • 6. Great Compromise  The Great Compromise  2 house legislature  House of Representatives based on state’s population  Senate: each state has 2 senators regardless of population
  • 7. How to Determine Population  When counting slaves, delegates came up with the Three-fifths Compromise  This counted each slave a 3/5 a person