Abraham Baldwin and The Constitutional Convention Abraham Baldwin was born in North Guilford‚ Connecticut in 1754. Baldwin was the son of an uneducated blacksmith and had a brother‚ Henry Baldwin who served on the Supreme Court. Abraham Baldwin attended Yale University and studied to become a teacher and minister. During the Revolutionary War he served in the Continental Army‚ this experience shaped him to become a strong nationalist and made him believe that a strong centralized government
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representation based on population size‚ and smaller states wanted to have equal representation across all states‚ no matter the population. The Virginia Plan‚ written by James Madison and proposed by Edmund Randolph‚ the governor of Virginia‚ on May 29‚ 1787‚ created ideal conditions for larger states. The Virginia Plan called for a bicameral legislature‚ where the states would receive representation based on their population size. The Virginia Plan also introduced the concept of the separation of powers
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power‚ not granting the central government the ability to make decisions. The Constitution is significant because it provides the central government with power while ensuring individual justice through the 27 Amendments and the Bill of Rights. Since 1787 when it was ratified by our Founding Fathers‚ the Constitution has continued to be relevant today by granting the government power to make decisions and by providing individual freedoms and liberties to the American
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legislature have two houses or one. There was so many choices and decision that know body knew what to do. The convention compared and contrasted the New Jersey Plan as well as the Virginia Plan and came up with the final solution‚ The Great Compromise On May 29‚ 1787‚ Virginia delegate Edmund Randolph proposed what became known as "The Virginia Plan." Written primarily by fellow Virginian James Madison‚ this plan traced the broad outlines of what would become the U.S. Constitution: a national government
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On May 25‚ 1787‚ 55 delegates‚ representing every state but Rhode Island‚ met at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia‚ which is now known as Independence Hall. Notable delegates included George Washington‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ and James Madison. At first‚ the convention was very secretive. No members of the press were allowed to observe‚ and no official journal of the proceedings were kept. In fact‚ chaperones were assigned to Ben Franklin at all times‚ the eldest of the
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colonies‚ gained its distinction as the "First State" when it was the first to ratify the Constitution on December 7‚ 1787. Pennsylvania In September 1787‚ the US Constitution was signed in Philadelphia and on December 12‚ 1787‚ Pennsylvania‚ one of the thirteen colonies‚ became the second state. New Jersey New Jersey‚ one of the thirteen colonies‚ became the third state on December 18‚ 1787. Georgia Georgia‚ one of the thirteen colonies‚ ratified the US Constitution on January 2‚ 1788‚ becoming the
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Confederation and begin drafting a new constitution from 1787 to 1800. This later became the American Constitution‚ a complete revision of the power of the government‚ representation of states‚ interstate commerce and foreign trade‚ and issues revolving around slavery. Although slavery isn’t directly stated into the newly drafted constitution‚ African American and American Indian slaves influenced the drafting of the constitution through compromise between the Northern and Southern states on issues relating
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Confederalism and Federalism‚ do these terms sound like nonsense to you? Well they did me also. Upon further research into our nation’s governmental origins‚ however I found these two words that sound like nonsense to actually be some of the most important for our countries foundation. In 1776‚ the American colonies of Great Brittan declared independence from their mother country‚ in order to form a new country‚ of their own creation. This new country became the United States of America. Simply
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weak government with only limited powers to raise revenue and regulate commerce. The weakness of the Articles hindered the early American foreign policy; its weak Congress proved the inability to stamp out political unrest throughout the states. In 1787 a Constitutional Convention
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came up with the land ordnance of North West territory 1784. This ordinance was set to survey the land and sell it to individuals; it also created where towns would be placed. The plans to govern the territory were set by the North West ordinance of 1787. This ordinance set up the laws for the new towns and gave them 3 federal judges and 1 territorial governor. It also said that once a town reached 5‚000 people they could send a delegate to congress and when an area had 60‚000 people they would become
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