Delegates Design a Stronger Government

After Shays' Rebellion showed the government was too weak, leaders met in Philadelphia in 1787. At this Constitutional Convention, they decided to create a whole new plan for a stronger government instead of just fixing the old one.

At this Constitutional Convention, they decided to create a whole new plan for a stronger government instead of just fixing the old one. But the states argued about how to share power.

But the states argued about how to share power. To solve this disagreement, they created the Great Compromise. This plan made a Congress with two parts.

This plan made a Congress with two parts. The Senate gives each state equal votes, while the House of Representatives bases votes on how many people live in a state..

Delegates Design a Stronger Government is a Grade 5 history topic covered in Social studies Alive! America's Past in Chapter 4: Civics and Economics in America. Students at this level study the concept as part of their grade-level standards and are expected to explain, analyze, and apply what they have learned.

At this Constitutional Convention, they decided to create a whole new plan for a stronger government instead of just fixing the old one. But the states argued about how to share power. To solve this disagreement, they created the Great Compromise.

To solve this disagreement, they created the Great Compromise. This plan made a Congress with two parts. The Senate gives each state equal votes, while the House of Representatives bases votes on how many people live in a state..