19‚ 2014 The Compromises of the US Constitution From March 25‚ 1787 to September 17‚ 1787‚ 55 delegates from 12 of the 13 states of the United States of America met at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia to draft a new Constitution. The bundle of compromises set forth by the Constitution solved the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation by establishing clear principles of how the federal government would be run. These Constitutional compromises were the Great Compromise or the Connecticut
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limited government‚ and many of the flaws consisted of: making it much harder for the thirteen states to pass laws‚ a poor central government‚ and having no stable currency. In 1787‚ twelve delegates debated in the Constitutional Convention to discuss on replacing the current constitution in favor of a new one. In December 7‚ 1787‚ a new constitution was approved and put into effect from that day forward. This
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The Constitution: A Model of Collaborative Effort By Jeffrey Twinning Who wrote the Constitution? Was it Thomas Jefferson? No‚ Jefferson was the main author of the Declaration of Independence‚ but he did not attend the Constitutional Convention in 1787 because he was in France serving as the American minister to that country. Was it George Washington? No‚ he was president of the convention but used his influence to maintain peace between the arguing factions rather than contributing his own ideas
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How did George Washington defuse the tension surrounding the Newburgh Crisis? (discussed in class). Washington went on stage to give his address. Once on stage he puts on his eye glasses and says “I’ve gone gray in your service and now I’m nearly blind.” He then asks them to please not do this and the officers call of the march on Philadelphia. What was the importance of Judith Sergeant Murray and Mercy Otis Warren?Judith Sargeant Murray was a published author and civil rights advocate. She believed
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least nine states (two-thirds of the colonies) approved the Constitution. The names of the state deputies are listed in it‚ probably in the hand of a clerk. The first nine states that approved it were Delaware (December 1787)‚ Pennsylvania (December 1787)‚ New Jersey (December 1787)‚ Georgia (January
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had to agree 1786 representatives went to Annapolis Maryland. Only 5 states went. for the Annapolis convention sept 1786 to discuss ways to regulate commerce. New mtg to meet in may 1787‚ this mtg was known as the constitutional convention. Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Met in may of 1787 til sept of 1787 Purpose was to reform the articles of confederation but a different form of govt was proposed. 55 representatives from 12 states. Rhode island didn’t send anyone cuase they liked the govt
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am writing for the Federalists and will talk about a proposal for the ratification of the Constitution. The Articles of Confederation has both its strengths and weaknesses. A Strength would be that the government passed the Northwest Ordinance of 1787‚ which allowed the Northwest Territories to organize their own governments. It has also banned slavery from the region. A weakness of the Confederation would be that the congress had no power to coin money; therefore each state developed its own currency
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powerful‚ also it established a lot of basic rights for citizens and states. Some of the big names that were at the Constitutional Convention were George Washington‚ James Madison‚ John Hancock‚ and many other notable people. The meeting began May 25‚ 1787 and twelve of the thirteen states were at the meeting‚ Rhode Island
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The Articles of Confederation came prior to what is known as the Constitution. The Articles of Confederation were ratified on March 1‚ 1781‚ and the Constitution was signed on September 17‚ 1787. The two documents were signed in years of one another; however‚ they share similarities as well as differences. Overview and Issues with The Articles of Confederation The first draft of The Articles of Confederation was composed by Benjamin Franklin; three additional drafts were created (History.com‚ 2009)
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States. Although similar in some aspects‚ very different in others. The articles had many weaknesses that were changed in the Constitution. There were many compromises made between the states in order to effectively draft the Constitution. Roger Sherman’s Plan kept the Constitutional Convention together which was later known as the Great Compromise. The fight for the Constitution had just begun and the ratification processes needed to take place. Even with some states being in favor of the Constitution
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