Abby Bartholomew, Bailey Arrendale, Jaclyn Blickley

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Debates and CompromisesSocial Studies

• Abby Bartholomew, Bailey Arrendale, Jaclyn
  Blickley
• March 14th, 2006

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Topics of Discussion

• George Read
• Edmund Randolph
• James Madison
• Plans
• Vocabulary

• Federal System
• Great Compromise
• Three-Fifths Compromise
• Slavery and the Constitution

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George Read

• George Read was followed by few delegates
• Thought that states should have been done away
  with altogether
• Those who wanted strong national government
  thought it was going to far
• So his plans didnt succeed

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Edmund Randolph

• Wrote the Virginia plan for representation based
  on population
• Thought the of representatives a state should
  be based on of people in a state

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James Madison

• James was a member of the congress representing
  Virginia
• He was elected to congress in 1779
• He was a strong believer in the Virginia plan

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Vocabulary

• Federal system- when the authority to govern is
  shared
• Compromise- to give up what you want for an
  agreement
• Bill- an idea for a new law
• Debate- to argue over a topic
• Union- a group of states, cities, or countries.

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Great Compromise

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Three-Fifths Compromise

• 1950
• 1960
• 1970
• 1980
• 1990
• 2000
• Over the past fifty years the population has
  (increased/decreased).

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Slavery and the Constitution

• Chief products of the state include
• Agricultural (farm) products
• Mining products
• Manufactured goods

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Weather

• The average high temperature in July is
• The average high temperature in January is
• The average yearly precipitation is

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Natural Resources

• Water
• Name the major rivers and bodies of water.
• Minerals
• Name and describe a few different kinds of
  minerals.

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Natural Resources, continued

• Plant Life
• Name and describe some of the trees and
  wildflowers.
• Animal Life
• Name and describe some of the wild animals.

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Places to Visit
Choose one place in your state that would be
interesting to visit. Tell where it is located in
the state and why it would be interesting to
visit. Note You can use Microsoft Internet
Explorer to find information about your site.
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Famous People

• Choose three well known residents of your state.
  Tell what they did to become famous.

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State Motto

• Tell about the state motto and what makes this
  state special.

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Works Cited

• List the resources you used for your research.