©2012  Augustine  Romero  

Great  Compromise

3/5  Compromise

Commerce  &  Slave  Trade  Compromise

New  Jersey  Plan:

Northern  States:

Northern  States:

Virginia  Plan:

Southern  States:

Southern  States:

Constitutional  Convention  –  Con7licts  and  Compromises  

 ©2012  Augustine  Romero  

Great  Compromise

• Roger  Sherman •  2  house  legislature

• Senate  –  equal  amongst  states

• House  of  Representatives  –  based  on  population  of  state

3/5  Compromise

• For  every  5  slaves,  3  were  to  count  towards  the  

population  of  the  state

Commerce  &  Slave  Trade  Compromise

• Keep  slavery  for  20  years.    In  1808  Congress  can  vote  to  ban  slavery

New  Jersey  Plan: • William  Paterson • One  house  Congress • 1  vote  per  state • Benefits  states  with  small  

population

Northern  States: • Slaves  were  not  citizens  

and  should  not  be  counted  towards  population

Northern  States: • Wants  to  prohibit  slaves  

in  the  entire  nation

Virginia  Plan: • Edmond  Randolph • 2  house  legislature • Representation  based  on  

population • Benefits  states  with  

larger  population

Southern  States: • Wanted  slaves  to  count  

towards  population • Slaves  were  not  to  be  

given  rights

Southern  States: • Slavery  is  essential  to  the  

Southern  economy

   ©2012  Augustine  Romero  

Great  Compromise

3/5  Compromise

Commerce  &  Slave  Trade  

Compromise

New  Jersey  Plan:

Northern  States:

Northern  States:

Virginia  Plan:

Southern  States:

Southern  States:

Constitutional  Convention  –  Con7licts  and  Compromises  

 ©2012  Augustine  Romero  

Great  Compromise

• Roger  Sherman •  2  house  legislature

• Senate  –  equal  amongst  states

• House  of  Representatives  –  based  on  population  of  state

3/5  Compromise

• For  every  5  slaves,  3  were  to  count  towards  the  population  of  the  

state

Commerce  &  Slave  Trade  Compromise

• Keep  slavery  for  20  years.    In  1808  Congress  can  vote  to  ban  slavery

New  Jersey  Plan: • William  Paterson • One  house  Congress • 1  vote  per  state • Benefits  states  with  

small  population

Northern  States: • Slaves  were  not  citizens  

and  should  not  be  counted  towards  population

Northern  States: • Wants  to  prohibit  slaves  

in  the  entire  nation

Virginia  Plan: • Edmond  Randolph • 2  house  legislature • Representation  based  on  

population • Benefits  states  with  

larger  population

Southern  States: • Wanted  slaves  to  count  

towards  population • Slaves  were  not  to  be  

given  rights

Southern  States: • Slavery  is  essential  to  the  

Southern  economy