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| Philadelphia,1787 | Leaders from a meeting in Annapolis asked confederation congress to ask all states to come here where they would amend articles of confederation |
| The constitutional convention, 1787 | 55 delegates from 12 states, met in Philadelphia, may to sept. 1787 |
| 2 quick decision made at constitutional convention | (1) will write a whole new constitution(2) will meet secretly |
| Virginia plan (large state) Edmund Randolph | New congress should be based on a states population |
| New Jersey plan (small state) William Patterson | New congress should be equal, regardless of how many people live In State |
| Great compromise(Roger Sherman of conneticut) | New congress will have two house leg; senate and House of Representatives |
| Senate | Will have equal rep. for each state |
| House of Representatives | Each states rep. will be based on the states population |
| Three-fifths compromise | Congres would add 3/5 of each states slaves to its white population in figuring both rep. And taxes |
| What did 3/5 compromise indirectly condone | Slavery |
| 3/5 problem | Should slaves be added to a states population in figuring out rep. To congress |
| Commerce compromise | Congress will have the power to regulate foreign trade w/ only import tariffs; confess can also regulate interstate trade |
| Slave trade problem | South feared that congress might restrict international space trade |
| Slave trade compromise | Congress could not prohibit or restrict the international Slavs trade for 20 years |
| How was the new constitution to be ratified | When 9 out of 13 states, in special ratifying conventions had approved the be constitution, it would go into effect |
| Two party's that emerge | Federalist and anti federalist |
| Federalist | Those who support the constitution |
| Anti-federalist | Those who oppose the constitution |
| Who wrote a series of essays for federalist | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Kat |
| George Washington | His support helps get VA to ratify |
