2) the revision of the
Articles of Confederation
<span>The stated purpose of this
convention was the revision of the Articles of Confederation.</span>
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3) Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
The Constitutional Convention (also
known as the Philadelphia Convention) was to be held in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
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4) May 25, 1787</span>
On May 25, 1787, delegates from
seven states had arrived and established a quorum.
5) William Jackson
The secretary, William Jackson, kept
a record only of the official motions and votes of the convention.
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6) They wanted peace with the other states
They wanted a government that was representative of the will of the people but
would be structured in such a way that it would not collapse into mob rule.
They wanted a representative government that was divided into executive,
legislative, and judicial branches
They knew that the nation needed a stronger central government, though they
were not willing to give up the sovereignty and autonomy of their states.</span>
The delegates of the Constitutional
Convention had many things in common, despite being from different states and
different sections of the country. They knew that the nation needed a stronger
central government, though they were not willing to give up the sovereignty and
autonomy of their states. They also wanted peace with the other states. They
wanted a representative government that was divided into executive,
legislative, and judicial branches. They also wanted a government that was
representative of the will of the people but would be structured in such a way
that it would not collapse into mob rule.
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7) James Madison
</span>Our best record of these events
comes from James Madison, who kept careful notes.
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8) The New Jersey Plan
The Virginia Plan
</span>The first major business of the
convention had to do with the plan for representation in a national
legislature. These two separate plans were the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey
Plan.
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9) Senate: Each state would be allowed
one vote.
House of Representatives: Each state would be assigned a number of votes based
upon its population.
</span>The convention settled on a combination of both the Virginia plan and
the new Jersey Plan, creating a House of Representatives with votes apportioned
by population and a Senate in which each state is equally represented with one
vote each.<span>
10) Each slave was counted as three-fifths of a person for purposes of both
representation and taxation.
11) The Congress was not allowed to place any tariff on the slave trade for
twenty years. Although it seemed that the South had won, it gave abolitionists
hope that the slave trade could be brought to an end by means of tariffs in a
fairly short period of time.
</span>The Congress was not allowed to
place any tariff on the slave trade for a period of twenty years, or until
1808. This may not seem like a compromise, since the South's interests seem to
have won. However, it gave abolitionists hope that the slave trade could be
brought to an end by means of tariffs in a fairly short period of time.
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12) The framers hoped to give the Constitution its best chance of being ratified
by the states.
</span><span>By voting unanimously, the framers
hoped to give the Constitution its best chance of being ratified by the
states.</span>
13) Delegates met in
Philadelphia to create the Constitution of the United States.
