HIST 109 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Martha Washington, Connecticut Compromise, Charleston, South Carolina
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Chapter 6: the constitution and the new republic. Members of 74 delegates arrived at philadelphia"s independence hall also known as the pennsylvania state house; only 59 delegates attended. Brought together nearly all of the nation"s prominent men including george. Washington, james madison, alexander hamilton, and benjamin franklin. Believed in equal number of representatives from each states. More populated your state was = the more representatives you have. Combined both plans for new jersey and virginia plan. Bicameral congress: house of representatives - each state is represented according to its population (satisfied virginia plan, senate - each state has 2 senators (satisfied nj plan) No warrants will be granted without probable cause: government cannot force people to testify against themselves in court. 1790 there were about 4 million people. After the rw, about 90% of people are still farmers and living in rural. Only about 5% of the population live west of the appalachian range.
