Connecticut+Compromise

Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provides northern hunk of that land be divided into 3-5 states and those states apply for admission to the union. PROVIDES A MODEL FOR THE GROWTH OF THE COUNTRY. Not one big territory or lots of little places, model that growth of country follows from thereafter. Repeals old ordinance because didn't provide for a method of what to do once you divide the hunk of land. Gets rid of those 10 divisions and creates something in their place.
 * Northwest Ordinance of 1787** - favored big states

First ordinance 1784 divided into 10 states.


 * Virginia Plan ** - Articles of Confed don’t work
 * Cant deal with debt cant reaquistion taxes
 * Cant raise an army
 * Cant put down domestic interdictions

Send a bunch of people to get together and fix this

3 competing plans

2 houses, You could have no reps from some states at all Didn’t use plan
 * 1) By james madison from VA
 * a lower house each state gets number of seats based on population
 * Upper house, which is elected by the lower house from the lower house -


 * New Jersey Plan - **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">favored by small states

ONE BIG HOUSE


 * 1) Every state gets same number of reps
 * 2) Favored by small states
 * 3) People elected from the states
 * 4) (Not based on population)

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Exactly what we have today
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Connecticut Compromise!! **

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">House of Representatives - population

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Senate- same number of seats regardless of population

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Derived from the two other plans.