●South Carolina - the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
–First problem with the Articles – Congress could not tax the States. ●The American Confederacy was short of money to finance the war. ●Representatives from the 2nd Continental Congress met in the Hall of the Independence - It was created to ratify the Articles of Confederation. –Under the Confederation the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783. ●AMERICA FINALLY WON IT’S INDEPENDENCE FROM BRITAIN & THE WAR WAS OVER in 1783!!!!!!!!! ●The American Revolution lasted 8 long years. ●Laurens helped negotiate the peace treaty ●1787 – Years after the American government had finally been established – The Philadelphia Convention was held. –_Constitutional Convention – It was a meeting to draft the U.S. Constitution in the State House, called Independence Hall, in Philadelphia from May 25 to Sept. 17th, 1787. –55 delegates from 12 of 13 states took part. –*Charles Pinkney was the delegate from South Carolina that attended the Philadelphia Convention. ●In the convention, the Delegates debated the laws & structure the U.S. Government should have in the Constitution. ●At Constitutional Convention - Delegates looked to two plans that inspired the U.S. Constitution. –_Virginia Plan – A two house legislature. ●The Population of each state would determine the number of representatives. ●South Carolina supported the Virginia Plan –_New Jersey Plan – A congress that consist of the same number of representatives for each state. ●Result – A compromise was reached. ●_Great Compromise - Agreement to create two houses, the senate and the House of Representatives, in the Congress –Senate – Upper house of Congress would have two representatives per state, regardless of size, so that all states would be represented equally. –_House of Representatives – Lower house of Congress would be represented by a number of people based on states’ Population.●Another Issue – Slavery was discussed at the Philadelphia convention. ●South Carolina wanted enslaved people to be counted in their population size. ●Slaves could not be freed but S.C. still wanted them to be represented –The Northern states did not want slaves to be represented. –Result - *During the Philadelphia Convention, Three-Fifths of all enslaved people would be represented in the government. ●South Carolinians were disappointed.
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