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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