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    The Virginia Plan‚ New Jersey Plan‚ and the Great Compromise was a big part of America’s future. The Virginia Plan was for a legislative branch. It placed the broad outlines of what became the U.S. Constitution. The New Jersey Plan was a Small State Plan. It was a structure for the United States. The Great Compromise saved the Constitutional Convention. This had to do with the House and the Senate. All of these plans have played a big role in the way that America is today. The Virginia Plan was

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    Section One On May 17th of 1787‚ fifty-five men secretly met in Philadelphia to discuss a complete overhaul of the Federal government. With the exception of Rhode Island‚ these men came from all over the states: large and small‚ north and south. This diversity in delegates helped create a balance of ideas that would become known as constitutional compromises. Without these integral ideas coming together‚ we would not have the government we know today. The delegates of Virginia were the first and

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    Constitutional Convention through the Age of Jackson‚ our nation was forged and held together by compromises.” I chose to cover 5 different compromises from this time period. They are: “The Great Compromise”‚ “The 3/5ths Compromise”‚ “Presidency Compromise”‚ “Tariff Compromise”‚ and “The Missouri Compromise”. At the Constitutional Convention‚ which started May 1887‚ one of the nation’s first compromises was reached. There were two plans that were up for debate. William Paterson of New Jersey had

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    What are two problems of the Great Compromise according to the anti-federalists? The Great Compromise or “Connecticut Compromise”‚ is the result of two plans in one. It consists of the New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan‚ in order to satisfy both large and small states. The Great Compromise is made of two house legislatures‚ the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Senate gratifies smaller states by having

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    The rupture in the United States that the argument over slavery had made was far too deep and wide to be mended by compromises alone. During the early 1800s‚ Americans were optimistic about fixing the slavery issue by passing laws and bills that satisfied both the North and South‚ but they were proved largely ineffective. It seems that sectionalism had begun to overcome nationalism. Northerners tended to not only disagree with themselves having to comply with fugitive slave laws and with slavery

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    The Great Compromise of 1787 or the Connecticut Compromise of 1787 refers to the settlement of the dispute that rose due to conflicting views put forward by the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan. These plans proposed changes in the Articles of Confederation that was the aim of the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. However‚ whereas the Virginia Plan seemed to provide a greater representation of the more populous states in the national government‚ the New Jersey Plan was proposed by the smaller

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    Julia Wade Period 3 History Representative Government In 1787 when delegates met for the Constitutional Convention they had to establish a way that states could have an equal say in government. They decided that the people should vote for their representation in government. The colonists would vote for senators and representatives which would be their voice in the government. This lead to the great compromise which was a debate between the smaller and larger states about who should have more

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    The Great Compromise: The 3/5ths Compromise‚ and Tax The Great Compromise‚ the 3/5ths Compromise‚ and The Bill Of Rights justify that the making of the Constitution was a "bundle of compromises". The Great Compromise is the Constitutional Convention’s agreement to establish a two-house national legislature‚ with all states having equal representation in one house and each state having representation based on its population in the other house. To satisfy the smaller states‚ each state

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    “Constitution of 1787: Fulfillment or Betrayal of the Revolution” The constitution of 1787 was a document formed in secrecy by delegates of the constitutional convention-taking place during the summer of 1787 in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. A four-page document that was completed and signed in on September 17‚ 1787. The meaning for the creation of this document was to establish the government in the United States. In discussion of this document the reason for this creation always comes into

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    The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was deemed a great success in many eyes. This constitution laid the foundation for the great nation called the United States of America. Looking back on America’s first plan of government‚ the Articles of Confederation‚ it is known that change was necessary in order to keep our nation moving forward and the Constitutional Convention was the first step to accomplishing success. The quarreling between the Federalists and Anti-Federalist over the ratification of

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