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This Day in Mr. Bruce's History Bell Work

What We Did In Class media type="custom" key="28138369"Today we will begin our first debate. We learn that Edmund Randolph opened the real business of the Convention by introducing what became known as the Virginia Plan. This plan called for a significant increase in national government. However, not all states agreed with that as well as with other parts. Delegates from New Jersey introduced their own plan, challenging how the Virginia Plan created Congress. In the end, the big question that arose out of this plan and its counter was this: How should States be represented in the new government?

To discover the essence of the issue and to debate it, we shall read from the textbook and use other resources. As we learn about the issues to prepare for debate, we will be completing the Ch 8 Reading Guide Part 2. As we debate, we will be looking at the following three issues:
 * 1) How will states be represented in the new government?

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