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| When & Where was the Constitutional Convention? |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. May 25 to September 17, 1787
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| Where was it held? (Building) |
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| Pennsylvania State House Independence Hall |
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| What are the two names for September 17, 1787? |
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| Citizenship Day & Constitution Day |
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| How many states attended the Constitutional Convention? Who didn't attend? |
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| 12/13. Rhode Island did not attend. |
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| Number of delegates? Stayed till the end? Signed? |
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| 55 white men. 42 stayed till the end. 39 signed |
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| When did the Constitution take effect? |
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| Thomas Jefferson referred to the delegates as: |
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| an assembly of demi-gods. |
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| Who was NOT at the Constitutional Convention and why? |
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Thomas Jefferson: ambassador to France (spirit: 87)
John Adams: ambassador to England (spirit: 87)
Patrick Henry: "I smelt a rat" (spirit 76) Didn't like it |
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Declaration of Independence & Revolutionary War
CONSERVATIVE |
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New Generation & Constitutional Democracy
PROGRESSIVE |
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| What did the people think of the Constitution? |
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| Who were the Framers of the Constitution? |
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George Washington (VA)
Benjamin Franklin (PA)
Alexander Hamilton (NY)
George Mason (VA)
James Madison (VA) |
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| George Washington in the Constitutional Convention |
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Father of the Fatherland
Middle of spirit of 87 & 76
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| Benjamin Franklin in Constitutional Convention |
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Oldest, died 3 days after
Important because it gives legitimacy
Inventor, philospher
Yoda of Constitutional Convention |
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| Alexander Hamilton in Constitutional Convention |
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1787 Spirit
- The Bridge
- Second in Command to Washington
- Late 30's
- Wanted the balance |
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| George Mason in the Constitutional Convention |
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Spirit of 1787
- Refuses to sign the Constitution
- Declaration of the Bill of Rights |
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Father of the Constitution
- Youngest
- Studied History of Governments
- Took daily notes on the convention
- Wrote the Virginia Plan
- Championed Federalism
- Co-authored fed papers |
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| The Three principles that sustained the Constitutional Convention are: |
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1. Compromise
2. Compromise
3. Compromise |
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| What are the four Compromises of the Constitutional Convention? |
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1. The Great Compromise
2. The 3/5 Compromise
3. The Election of the President Compromise
4. The COmmerce and Slave Trade Compromise
"A BUNDLE OF COMPROMISES" |
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| What was the question asked in the Great Compromise? |
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| How many representatives should each state get in the congress? |
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| What were the three plans drafted for the Great Compromise? |
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The Virginia Plan
The New Jersey Plan
The Connecticut Plan |
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| Representation based on Population |
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| Representation based on equality |
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| Connecticut Plan (and author) |
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Combines the elements of New Jersey and Virginia Plan
- Bicameral Legislature
- Drafted by Roger Sherman |
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| The Three Fifths Compromise Question: |
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| How to count the slaves in census? |
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| The South Proposed what on the issue of slaves and the census? |
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- Count the slaves when determining the number of seats a state gets in the House of Representatives.
- Do not count the slaves when determining a states taxes since slaves are part of the economy. |
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The North Proposed what on the issue of slaves and the census?
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- Do not count the slaves when determining the number of seats a state gets in the house of representatives.
- Count the slaves when determining a states taxes since slaves are part of the economy. |
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Article 1, Section 2, Clause 3 of the Constitution
- Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned according to the population of free persons and 3/5 of other persons (slaves). |
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| What was "the other persons" considered? |
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Euphemism for slaves
- The substitution of an inoffensive expression for one that may suggest something unpleasant. |
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| Election of the President Questions: |
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| Who will elect the president? |
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| Resolution of Election of the President? |
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| Created Electoral College and it will pick a president. (Hybrid of People and Congress.) |
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| Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise Questions: |
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1. Who will regulate commerce in America?
2. What to do about the future importation of slaves? |
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| 1st Question: Who will regulate commerce in america? |
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- Congress will regulate Commerce.
- Victory for the North since the north has more states in the senate and more seats in the HoR.
- No tax on exports
- Win for South since they export much of their agriculture (Tobacco and cotton) |
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| 2nd Question: What to do about the importation of slaves? |
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There could be no interference with the slave trade for twenty years until 1808
- Constitution Article 1, Section 9
VICTORY FOR SOUTH for 20 years. |
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| What two groups emerge over the question of ratification? |
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| The Federalist Party & The Anti Federalist Party |
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Alexander Hamilton
Favored Ratification
Supported strong national government |
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The Anti Federalist Party
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- Led by Thomas Jefferson
- Opposed Ratification
- Strong state government
- Objected to the absence of a written Bill of Rights. |
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| How many states are needed for the Ratification of the Constitution? |
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9/13
(In 1788 - NY VA and Rhode Island didn't) |
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| Which state was the first state to ratify the constitution? |
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| Concentration on NY happens when? |
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| When VA ratifies the constitution. |
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| What do the Federalists do to help NY |
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| Who wrote the federalist papers? |
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| Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay |
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| What were the Federalist Papers? |
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| A collection of 85 essays to explain the strengths of Constitution |
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| What happens under the constitution? |
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NY = Capital
Washington inaugurated as the first president under the Constitution in 1789 in NYC |
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