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Creating the Constitution

The Articles of Confederation The Nation’s first government from 1781 – 1787, the Articles of Confederation had helped Americans to win their independence and secure a Treaty with England BUT… The Articles of Confederation was a weak national government. No Power to Tax No Regulation of Commerce or Trade No Common Currency Each state had one vote, meaning Rhode Island and Virginia were equally represented. No Executive Branch No Judicial Branch http://www.history.com/topics/articles-of-confederation/videos/what-were-the-articles-of-confederation?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false

So what was the plan to fix it?

The Constitutional Convention Begins 1787 - Philadelphia Delegates from all the states invited to a convention to improve the Articles of Confederation, which were not working Only RI didn’t attend 55 Delegates attended

The Virginia Plan Called for a new national government. Threw out the Articles of Confederation Three separate branches of government. – a legislative branch, executive branch, and judicial branch Representation in the legislative branch based on population of state Large states liked the plan, small states didn’t

New Jersey Plan Legislature - has one house (unicameral). Each state gets one vote. Small states liked the plan, the large states hated it.

There would have to be a compromise…