Constitutional Convention

The smaller states wanted - 

• equal representation for all states in Congress
• representation in Congress based on a state's population
• the revision of the Articles of Confederation
• the nation's capitol in New Jersey

What occurred in Philadelphia, PA?

• The Constitutional Convention
• The Second Continental Congress
• Shays' Rebellion
• First Continental Congress

What was New Jersey's plan?

• Representation in Congress and taxation is based on population
• All states have equal representation in Congress & taxation
• That we only have 2 branches of government: legislative and executive
• That we keep the Articles of Confederation the same

What was Virginia's plan?

• Representation in Congress and taxation is based on population
• All states have equal representation in Congress & taxation
• That we only have 2 branches of government: legislative and executive
• That we keep the Articles of Confederation the same

Every state has 2 representatives in the - 

• The Legislative Branch
• House of Representatives
• Congress
• Senate

Every state has representatives based on population in the - 

• The Legislative Branch
• House of Representatives
• Congress
• Senate

What was important for the representatives to do at the Constitutional Convention?

• Represent 3/5 of their population

• Give exactly equal powers to everyone

• Be able to represent large populations

• Be able to work together and come to compromise

The delegates restructured the federal government by -

• writing the Constitution

• rewriting the AOC

• writing the Second Treatise on Government

• writing the Bill of Rights

What made people concerned about the weakness of the central (federal) government under the Articles of Confederation and caused the revision?

• The Great Compromise

• Constitutional Convention

• The 3/5 Compromise

• Shay's Rebellion

Determining representation in the House of Representatives & the Senate caused - 

• conflict between the north and the south
• conflict between the large states & the small states
• conflict between the middle colonies, the southern colonies & the New England colonies
• conflict between all the delegates