1. Date 10-27-16 Class Starter: 5-10 Minutes of Flash Card Review
Turn in: 8.5 and 8.6 Reading log
Class Starter:
5-10 Minutes of Flash Card Review
(for the cards that group members can easily answer discuss 1. “why” the answer is what it is. 2. “how” that answer connects to other information)
Materials: Textbook p Ruler/straight edge
Today Students will discover the major issues debated at the constitutional Convention and how the new constitution resolved those issues

2. Discussion
Compare the Virginia Plan to the New Jersey plan. (Include similarities and differences) How did both answer the question- How should states be represented in the New Government?
Explain the Great Compromise (how did it set up the legislative branch? How did it balance the need create a strong national government and give the states a strong voice?) (Vocabulary to use House of Representatives, and Senate)
Why is this structure for government still in effect today?

3. WRAP 8.7 p. 153 Issue: How should Slaves be Counted?
Purpose:
Why did the issue of counting slaves come up at the Constitutional Convention?
How did Southern delegates want the question answered? Why?
How did Northern delegates want the question answered? Why?

4. Why did the issue of counting slaves in the population create a debate at the Constitutional Convention? Cite 2 examples from the graphs to support your answer.

5. Why did the issue of counting slaves in the population create a debate at the Constitutional Convention? Cite 2 examples from the graphs to support your answer.
Step 1: Why/where does the population of a state matter in our government?
Population is used to determine votes or representation
In the House of Representives
Topic Sentence: Restate and Answer
The issue of counting slaves in the population creates a debate at the Constitutional Convention because…

6. Example 1:
What was Maryland’s population including slaves?
Where did it rank among the original 13 states?
What is Maryland’s population is slaves are not counted in it population?
Where would it rank among the original 13 states?
Why would Maryland want to ensure its slaves were included in the population?
If slaves are not included its population drops below Connecticut’s, Connecticut would then have more votes in the House of Representatives.
Sentence 2: Cite an example from the Graphs.
For example Graph 1 shows that Maryland has a population of _______________ , however in Graph 2 when slaves are removed the population is ______________.
Sentence 3: Explain how the example connect to the answer
This shows why Maryland fought to keep slaves counted in the population because…

7. Example 2:
What was South Carolina’s population including slaves?
Where did it rank among the original 13 states?
What is South Carolina’s population is slaves are not counted in it population?
Where would it rank among the original 13 states?
Why would South Carolina want to ensure its slaves were included in the population?
If slaves are not counted its population drops below Connecticut, New Jersey and New Hampshire. These three state would then have more votes in the House of Rep.
Sentence 4: Cite an example from the Graphs.
South Carolina offers another example, in Graph 1 it has a population of _______________ but in Graph 2 when the slaves are removed the population drops to _______________.
Sentence 5: Explain how the example connect to the answer
This shows why South Carolina fought to keep slaves counted in the population because…

8. Their populations don’t change
Cite
Sentence 6
According to Graph 1, Connecticut has a population of _____________ and New York has a population of _____________these states do not have slaves, so their populations will not change if slaves are not counted in the population.
Sentence 7
However, if southern states cannot count their slaves then states like Connecticut and New York will outrank them and have more votes in the House of Representives.
Example 3:
Why would a state like New York and Connecticut fight to keep slaves from counting in the population of southern states?
Their populations don’t change
Connecticut's moves ahead of South Carolina and Maryland (will have more votes)
New York moves ahead of North Carolina (will have more votes)
Explain

9. Conclusion:
The question of counting slaves impacted the voting power of states in both the north and south, that is why it created such a debate at the Constitutional Convention.

10. Write a paragraph to turn in
Why did the issue of counting slaves in the population create a debate at the Constitutional Convention. Cite 2 examples from the graph.
Use: North Carolina and New Hampshire as your examples