The Constitution Was Written At The Constitutional Convention Of 1787
The Constitution outlines the basic federal government. The Constitution is a document that established the national government, assured certain rights for citizens, and placed essential laws. It was important because it laid down basic laws. The constitution also gave citizens basic rights. It was written at the Constitutional convention in 1787. There were fifty-five founding fathers at the convention. The most famous ones are Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison.
The first Constitution was the Articles of Confederation, which was approved in 1781. There were many issues with it, but the main one was that the government had no money or way to get money. No one was getting paid, the army was deserting, and the debts weren’t getting paid. The government was becoming weak and so a new constitution was needed. In May of 1787 the Constitutional Convention was held. Most of the debates were held in secret so the delegate would speak their minds. The constitution was developed to make a government enough power to run the country, but not so much power that it would impose on …show more content…
The first compromise was the Connecticut compromise. The Connecticut compromise solved the problem of representation in congress. This also said that each state would have two members in the senate. No matter the size of the state. In the house of representatives, the number of representatives depended on the population in that state. The second compromise was the three-fifths compromise. This meant that three-fifths of the slaves would count in the population. (for every five salves there are three free people). They are all taxed the same. The third compromise was the trade compromise. It said that congress could not tax exports but could control trade. It also gave the president power to make treaties with other countries, but he had to have at least two-thirds of the senate with
The first Constitution was the Articles of Confederation, which was approved in 1781. There were many issues with it, but the main one was that the government had no money or way to get money. No one was getting paid, the army was deserting, and the debts weren’t getting paid. The government was becoming weak and so a new constitution was needed. In May of 1787 the Constitutional Convention was held. Most of the debates were held in secret so the delegate would speak their minds. The constitution was developed to make a government enough power to run the country, but not so much power that it would impose on …show more content…
The first compromise was the Connecticut compromise. The Connecticut compromise solved the problem of representation in congress. This also said that each state would have two members in the senate. No matter the size of the state. In the house of representatives, the number of representatives depended on the population in that state. The second compromise was the three-fifths compromise. This meant that three-fifths of the slaves would count in the population. (for every five salves there are three free people). They are all taxed the same. The third compromise was the trade compromise. It said that congress could not tax exports but could control trade. It also gave the president power to make treaties with other countries, but he had to have at least two-thirds of the senate with