Constitutional Compromises

Federalists and Anti-Federalists argued about...

• How to count slaves towards a state's population

• How much power to give the government

• How to count large and small states in congress

• How to defeat the British army

Leading Federalists were

• Hamilton and Madison

• Henry and Mason

• Hamilton and Henry

• Madison and Mason

Leading Anti-Federalists were

• Hamilton and Madison

• Henry and Mason

• Hamilton and Henry

• Madison and Mason

The goal of the Federalists was

• Ratify the constitution to create a strong federal government

• Declare independence from Britain

• Protect individual rights and give individual states power

• Ratify the Treaty of Paris

The goal of the Anti-Federalists was

• Ratify the constitution to create a strong federal government

• Declare independence from Britain

• Protect individual rights and give individual states power

• Ratify the Treaty of Paris

The Great Compromise settled the argument about...

• How to count slaves towards a state's population

• How much power to give the government

• How to count large and small states in congress

• How to defeat the British army

The Virginia Plan supported

• More representation for larger states

• Equal representation for all states

• A return to British rule

• A weak federal government

The New Jersey Plan supported

• More representation for larger states

• Equal representation for all states

• A return to British rule

• A weak federal government

The 3/5 Compromise solved an argument between

• Britain and the colonists

• Large and small states

• Northern and Southern states

• Male and female Americans

The 3/5 Compromise was about

• The need to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution

• The best way to defeat the British at Yorktown

• How much power to give the federal government

• How to count slaves as part of a state's population