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Essential QuestionEssential Question
How did the U.S. How did the U.S. approach creating a approach creating a new government?new government?
A New A New ConstitutionConstitution
NationalistsNationalists
George George Washington, Washington, Alexander Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton. Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin
Supported the Supported the need for a need for a stronger central stronger central governmentgovernment
James MadisonJames Madison
Researched Researched government ideasgovernment ideas
Father of the Father of the ConstitutionConstitution
Constitutional ConventionConstitutional Convention
PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia
May 1787May 1787
Rhode Rhode Island did Island did not attendnot attend
Constitutional ConventionConstitutional Convention
55 Delegates55 Delegates
George George Washington = Washington = presiding officerpresiding officer
Virginia PlanVirginia Plan
Presented by Presented by Edmund Edmund Randolph, Randolph, governor of governor of VirginiaVirginia
Virginia PlanVirginia Plan
Bicameral (two Bicameral (two houses)houses)
Number of Number of representatives representatives based upon based upon populationpopulation
New Jersey PlanNew Jersey Plan
Offered by William Offered by William PatersonPaterson
Unicameral (one Unicameral (one house)house)
Each state has Each state has equal equal representationrepresentation
Connecticut (Great) Connecticut (Great) CompromiseCompromise
Roger ShermanRoger Sherman Two houses in Two houses in
CongressCongress House of House of
Representatives – Representatives – based on based on populationpopulation
Senate – equal Senate – equal representationrepresentation
Three-Fifths CompromiseThree-Fifths Compromise
Division between Division between North and SouthNorth and South
How to count the How to count the slave population?slave population?
RatificationRatification
Approved by Approved by Congress in Sept. Congress in Sept. 17871787
Needed nine out Needed nine out of thirteen states of thirteen states to approve for it to approve for it to take effectto take effect
RatificationRatification
Great DebateGreat Debate
Each state elected Each state elected a convention to a convention to vote on the vote on the ConstitutionConstitution
Two groups Two groups formed – those formed – those who supported it who supported it and those who and those who rejected itrejected it
FederalistsFederalists
Supporters of Supporters of the the ConstitutionConstitution
The central The central government government should have should have more power more power than the statesthan the states
Anti-FederalistsAnti-Federalists
Opponents to Opponents to the the ConstitutionConstitution
States should States should have more have more power than power than federal federal governmentgovernment
The FederalistThe Federalist
Main document Main document supporting the supporting the ConstitutionConstitution
85 essays written 85 essays written by James Madison, by James Madison, Alexander Alexander Hamilton, John JayHamilton, John Jay
RatificationRatification
Dec. 1787 to Jan. Dec. 1787 to Jan. 1788 – first states 1788 – first states to ratify the to ratify the Constitution:Constitution:
- Delaware- Delaware
- Pennsylvania- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey- New Jersey
- Georgia- Georgia
- Connecticut- Connecticut
RatificationRatification
MassachusettsMassachusetts
Voted yes after a Voted yes after a promise was promise was made to attach a made to attach a Bill of Rights to Bill of Rights to the Constitutionthe Constitution
RatificationRatification
By June 1788:By June 1788:
- Maryland- Maryland
- South - South CarolinaCarolina
- New - New HampshireHampshire
RatificationRatification
By July 1788 By July 1788 (after receiving a (after receiving a promise for a Bill promise for a Bill of Rights):of Rights):
- Virginia- Virginia
- New York- New York
RatificationRatification
With the nine With the nine needed votes, needed votes, the new the new government government was set to was set to begin on begin on March 4, 1789 March 4, 1789
RatificationRatification
After the After the Constitution was Constitution was ratified and the ratified and the new government new government begunbegun
Rhode Island and Rhode Island and North Carolina North Carolina ratifiedratified