The Constitution

1.     George Washington, Ben Franklin, James Madison, James Wilson, Gouverneur Morris, alexander Hamilton.

2.     They all had money and were involved in politics, educated.

3.     George Washington presided over their meetings, they agrees that the powers should be split in three legislative, judicial, executive. Limited how often states could coin money. Strengthen the government

4.     A strong national legislature with two chambers, a strong national executive to be chosen by the national legislator, a national judiciary to be appointed by the legislature. Large states favored it because they have a larger population.

B. New Jersey plan William Patterson wanted the states to have the same rights as the confederation each state gets one vote.

C. Connecticut legislative has two parts a house of representatives, with state representation passed on population. And a senate with two members from each state or more depends on population.

D. 3/5 the southern states wanted slaves to count as people to have better representatives the north disagreed so they made slaves 3/5 of a person.

E. Commerce and slave-trade compromise they decided not to ban slave trade until 1808 and forbid taxes on exports.

F. The slavery question the founders decided to leave it to later generations in fear of upsetting the south. South wanted help with runaway slaves

G. They would vote for the president rather than the people, but they can take it into effect. There an argument about how long the president can serve.

5.     There was no bill of rights and wanted it written down and wanted done just in case

6. Alexander Hamilton, John jay, James Madison