UNIT 6: “The New Nation”NOTE PACKET 6-2

COACH STYLES

UNIT 6: “THE NEW NATION”—NP 6-2• What was the primary outcome of the 1786 Annapolis Convention?• To call for the 1787 meeting in Philadelphia with the initial purpose of

revising the Articles of Confederation.• What did this 1787 meeting come to be known as?

THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

UNIT 6: “THE NEW NATION”—NP 6-2• May 1787: Fifty-five delegates convened in ___________ for

the Constitutional Convention, representing every state with the exception of _____________, who declined to attend.

• The men who gathered in Philadelphia represented many of the wisest men in the United States.

HANDOUT: “CONVENTION ATTENDEES”• As we will see, these men would need all of their experience

and wisdom to solve the difficult problems that lay ahead.– Although the initial purpose of the convention was to

_______ the Articles of Confederation, the delegates quickly decided to abandon the Articles altogether and draw up a new form of government—a ___________.

Philadelphia

Rhode Island

amend

Constitution

• Learning from the mistakes and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, the delegates knew they must plan a ________ government strong enough to govern effectively, but not too strong to break down the authority of the ______.– The major problem to be worked out at the

Constitutional Convention was to balance _______ and _________ between the federal and state governments.–With the complete _____________ of the Articles,

several delegates had their own plans and blueprints for the new government:

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national

states

authority power

abandonment

• ________________ of Virginia introduced the ___________, which proposed the creation of a federal government consisting of a _________ (Two-house) legislature, an _________ branch, and a _______ branch.

• Under this plan, the executive would be elected by the __________ and representation in the legislature would be based on each state’s __________. (A provision that worried and angered representatives of the _______states)• This legislature would have 3 main added powers:

1. Power to ____2. Power to regulate foreign and interstate

__________ (trade)3. Power to _____ any act of state legislatures»Veto (def): To prohibit from becoming a _______.

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Edmund Randolph Virginia Plan

bicameral executivejudicial

legislaturepopulation

smaller

tax

commerce veto

law

• ________________ of New Jersey introduced the __________ Plan, which opposed Randolph’s Virginia plan and was supported by the ________ states.• This plan called only for a ________ of the Articles

of Confederation and gave the states _______ representation in the legislature, which, according to this plan, would be __________(One-house).

• _____________ of Connecticut proposed a compromise between the two plans that became known as “The ________________.”• compromise (def): A settlement of differences in

which each side makes ___________.

UNIT 6: “THE NEW NATION”—NP 6-2

William PattersonNew Jersey

smaller

revisionequal

unicameralRoger Sherman

Great Compromise

concessions

• The Great Compromise called for:• A _________ legislature consisting of the _______ and

the ______ of ______________.–Each state, large or small, would be represented by

____ senators (Giving each state _____ power in the Senate).–Representation in the House would be based on

each state’s __________.• The chief executive, the _________, would be elected

by an ______________ (def): A nominated group of electors who pledge to formally cast their vote for their state’s choice for president and vice-president.

–# of electors= Senators + Representatives

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bicameral SenateRepresentativesHouse

twoequal

populationPresident

electoral college

UNIT 6: “THE NEW NATION”—NP 6-2• A great number of additional compromises were

to be made, but the stickiest involved apportioning representation in the House of Representatives. More reps=more power

• Following the Great Compromise, complicated differences arose between delegates from the _________ and _________ states concerning how each state’s ______ would be counted.– With representation in the House of

Representatives being based on __________, the South wanted its ______ to be counted as part of their population.

• However, with the amount of ______ each state had to pay also being based on population, the South did not want its slave population to be part of the calculation.

• The North objected, arguing that slaves should be __________ from the population calculation when determining representation, but included when determining the taxes to be paid by southern states.

• The ____________ Compromise: For the purpose of levying taxes and apportioning representatives in the House of Representatives, slaves were to be counted as ____ of a person.

Northern Southernslaves

populationslaves

taxes

excluded

Three-Fifths

3/5

• When ___ of the ___ Convention delegates approved of the new Constitution, it was submitted to the states for __________ (def): Formal approval.

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ratification