1. The Constitutional Convention
PowerPoint by Brian Crawford.
The Constitutional Convention
Delegates Meet
in Philadelphia
2. Locked the door and windows = HOT
3. All were landowning white men above the age of 55.
Want to change Articles of Confederation
1. Decided just to get rid of the A of C

2. The Constitutional Convention (cont.)
Arguments over power
1. Large States vs. Small States
2. State Power vs. National (Federal) Power
3. Power to President vs. Congress
4. Slavery
Two Plans
1. Virginia Plan: James Madison
2. New Jersey Plan

3. The Constitutional Convention (cont.)
The Great Compromise
1. Roger Sherman combined the two plans
2. New Constitution
First political parties
1. Federalists: want national government
2. Anti-Federalists: want state power