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  • Comparing Plans for Representation in the New Federal Government
    Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan U.S. Constitution Provisions

    *Seventeenth Amendment later provided for popular election of senators

    Number of houses in legislature 2 (Bicameral) 1 (Unicameral) 2 (Bicameral)
    How representation is determined Varies based on each state’s population or by the financial support each state gives to the central government Equal representation for each state Equal representation for each state in the Senate; representation in the House of Representatives varies based on each state’s population
    How representatives are chosen Members of House of Representatives elected by popular vote; members of Senate nominated by state legislatures and then chosen by House Elected by state legislatures Members of House of Representatives elected by popular vote in each state; members of Senate chosen by state legislatures*
  • Key Framers of the Constitution
    Name State Background
    George Washington Virginia Planter; commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolution
    James Madison Virginia Legislator; major proponent of replacing Articles
    Benjamin Franklin Pennsylvania Writer; printer; inventor; legislator; diplomat
    Gouverneur Morris Pennsylvania Lawyer; merchant; legislator
    Alexander Hamilton New York Lawyer; legislator; champion of strong central government
    Roger Sherman Connecticut Merchant; mayor of New Haven; legislator; judge
    John Dickinson Delaware Lawyer; historian; major advocate of independence
  • The Bill of Rights
    1st: Guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
    2nd: Guarantees right to bear arms
    3rd: Prohibits quartering of troops in private homes
    4th: Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures
    5th: Guarantees due process for accused persons
    6th: Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial in the state where the offense was committed
    7th: Guarantees the right to jury trial for civil cases tried in federal courts
    8th: Prohibits excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishments
    9th: Provides that people have rights beyond those stated in the Constitution
    10th: Provides that powers not granted to the national government belong to the states and to the people

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Table of Contents

Prentice Hall: United States History CHAPTER 1 Many Cultures Meet (Prehistory–1550) CHAPTER 2 Europeans Establish Colonies (1492–1752) CHAPTER 3 The American Colonies Take Shape (1607–1765) CHAPTER 4 The American Revolution (1765–1783) CHAPTER 5 Creating the Constitution (1781–1789) CHAPTER 6 The New Republic (1789–1816) CHAPTER 7 Nationalism and Sectionalism (1812–1855) CHAPTER 8 Religion and Reform (1812–1860) CHAPTER 9 Manifest Destiny (1800–1850) CHAPTER 10 The Union in Crisis (1846–1861) CHAPTER 11 The Civil War (1861–1865) CHAPTER 12 The Reconstruction Era (1865–1877) CHAPTER 13 The Triumph of Industry (1865–1914) CHAPTER 14 Immigration and Urbanization (1865–1914) CHAPTER 15 The South and West Transformed (1865–1900) CHAPTER 16 Issues of the Gilded Age (1877–1900) CHAPTER 17 The Progressive Era (1890–1920) CHAPTER 18 An Emerging World Power (1890–1917) CHAPTER 19 World War I and Beyond (1914–1920) CHAPTER 20 The Twenties (1919–1929) CHAPTER 21 The Great Depression (1928–1932) CHAPTER 22 The New Deal (1932–1941) CHAPTER 23 The Coming of War (1931–1942) CHAPTER 24 World War II (1941–1945) CHAPTER 25 The Cold War (1945–1960) CHAPTER 26 Postwar Confidence and Anxiety (1945–1960) CHAPTER 27 The Civil Rights Movement (1945–1975) CHAPTER 28 The Kennedy and Johnson Years (1960–1968) CHAPTER 29 The Vietnam War Era (1954–1975) CHAPTER 30 An Era of Protest and Change (1960–1980) CHAPTER 31 A Crisis in Confidence (1968–1980) CHAPTER 32 The Conservative Resurgence (1980–1993) CHAPTER 33 Into a New Century (1992–Today) Reflections: Enduring Issues Five Themes of Geography Profile of the Fifty States Atlas Presidents of the United States Economics Handbook Landmark Decisions of the Supreme Court Documents of Our Nation English and Spanish Glossary Index Acknowledgments