Constitutional Convention

It established the first American colonies.

It created the framework for the U.S. Constitution.

It ended the Revolutionary War.

It abolished slavery.

James Madison

William Paterson

Alexander Hamilton

Benjamin Franklin

Bicameral legislature

Population-based representation

Unicameral legislature

Three branches of government

Virginia Plan favored population-based representation, New Jersey Plan favored equal representation for all states.

Virginia Plan had a unicameral legislature, New Jersey Plan had a bicameral legislature.

Virginia Plan was supported by small states, New Jersey Plan was supported by large states.

Virginia Plan proposed multiple executives, New Jersey Plan proposed one executive.

The Virginia Plan favored large states, while the New Jersey Plan favored small states.

The Virginia Plan had one house of Congress, while the New Jersey Plan had two.

The New Jersey Plan based representation on population, while the Virginia Plan gave equal representation to each state.

The Virginia Plan was similar to the Articles of Confederation, while the New Jersey Plan created a stronger national government.

Created a two-house Congress

House of Representatives based on population

Senate with two senators per state

Favored only large states

The Great Compromise

The Three-Fifths Compromise

The Virginia Plan

The New Jersey Plan