The Constitutional Convention which met on May to September of 1787 was a result of weak policies adopted by the continental congress in 1777 during the time of the Revolutionary War. In other words, the policies and governing documents that were in place could not meet the needs of the United States as an official country and it laid a structure that created a weak national government while giving more power and authority to strong state governments. Serious issues such as the national government…
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Beasley With North Carolinas involvement in the Constitutional Convention there were five men that represented the state of North Carolina. The names of the five men are, William Blount, William Richardson Davie, Alexander Martin, Richardson Dobbs Spaight, and Hugh Williamson. William Blount was appointed to be a delegate for his state of North Carolina when he was at the age of thirty eight. Blount missed more than a month if the constitutional convention because he chose to attend the Continental…
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The Great Compromise JUNE 30, 1787 A Compromise was reached in Philadelphia combining the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan. This has been a major conflict for quite a while. The New Jersey Plan was debated for four days, but the larger states rejected it. The Virginia Plan was debated for two weeks. Many believe that the Compromise that…
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1. 1787, and how were they resolved? The 1780s started off with many Americans being dissatisfied with the state of the confederation government. The instability, economic problems and lack of power caused Americans to shift away from creating a stronger national government. From May to September 1787 fifty-five men, representing all of the states attended the convention in the Philadelphia state house. Most of the men in attendance were products of the American revolution war who question concentrated…
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Should There be Another Constitutional Convention? The Articles of Confederation was he first federal “constitution” to be upheld in the thirteen colonies. Unfortunately, under the Articles, Congress was given no power over the states so that the country could grow into an actual functioning society, though there were certain things that they did have control over, such as create war and peace time, conduct foreign affairs and etc. But under the Articles, “But Congress could not collect taxes and…
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The U.S. Constitution, signed on September 17, 1787 at Philadelphia, initiated America’s fundamental laws and national government and certified certain basic rights for citizens. Authorized by the congress, the Constitution was signed by delegates at the Constitutional Convention and was conducted by George Washington. The delegates revised the articles and composed a plan for a stronger federal government with three branches. The Bill of Rights also became part of the constitution, which guaranteed…
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in Congress assembled.” - Article 2 of the Articles of Confederation. A little before 1787 people knew the Articles of Confederation was going to fail. Furthermore there is one main article that caused it. This. Had it not been for the calling of the second Constitutional Convention in 1787. America might have fallen to pieces. When Hamilton and Madison called for the second meeting of the Constitutional Convention. They knew and had a intent to get others to change the Articles of Confederation. The…
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The Constitution Convention United States History to 1865 2/24/2013 Freddie M Waters III | The Constitution of the United States is the legal structure of our political system, establishing governmental bodies, determining how their members are selected, and prescribing the rules by which they make their decisions. Drafted by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pa., between May 25 and Sept. 17, 1787, it is the world's oldest written constitution still in effect. In creating the…
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ineffective due to Daniel Shays’ rebellion. Benjamin Franklin encouraged every member of the Constitutional Convention to sign their names on the Constitution at the very last meeting. Congress, under the Articles of Confederation, could not collect or impose taxes, hence they could not raise a national army to defend the country. The Delegates from Rhode Island boycotted the Constitutional Convention because they were afraid of a strong national government. They described themselves as “the home…
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determined that these Articles were weak and reserved too much power to the individual states. So in 1787, fifty-five delegates came together in Philadelphia to draft a new constitution. This would require a number of compromises that will be discussed in my paper. The Virginia plan was for the larger states. It was a plan presented by delegates from Virginia at the constitutional convention; called for a three-branch government Executive, Legislative, and Judicial, With a bicameral legislature…
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