Compromises made at the Philadelphia Convention were the Great Compromise which had a bicameral legislature with the House based on population and the Senate based on each state getting two senators no matter what the size of the state was. The second compromise was the Three Fifths Compromise which counted slaves as 3/5 of a person. The third compromise was on tariffs were only to be allowed on imports from foreign countries and not exports from the U.S. The fourth compromise was not banning slavery until 1808. The fifth compromise was the Electoral College.
counting slaves in the population
The Constitution they created was an imperfect covenant but they had no crystal ball available and made wise and moderate compromises including a method to grow with the times. Many of our founding fathers looked into the future and we can be proud of them all.
The Constitution was made in Philadelphia in 1787
There was a major disagreement between the states over representation in Congress.
By the Constitutional Convention in 1787/8
If delegates to the convention never made compromises then many bonds with the USA. small states would be loosened. This would weaken the trust of the government.
The convention beginning on May 25, 1787, was referred to as the Phildelphia Convention or the Grand Convention, but because it actually led to the replacement of the Articles with a new Constitution, it is usually called the Constitutional Convention.
representation of large and small states
in Philadelphia at the Constitutional Convention
THOSE IN ATTENDANCE KEPT THEIR DELIBERATIONS SECRET DURING THEIR LIFETIMES IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE DELEGATES TO MAKE ARGUMENTS WITHOUT FEAR OF RETALIATION AND TO DISCOURAGE MOB ACTION IN THE CITY. THE FINAL DOCUMENT WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL SEPTEMBER 17, AFTER THE VAST MAJORITY OF DELEGATES HAD SIGNED ON TO IT. WHAT TRANSPIRED DURING THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION IN PHILADELPHIA IN 1787? • A HUGE MISSION AWAITS DELEGATES TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, WHICH BEGINS ON MAY 14, 1787, IN PHILADELPHIA: THE PEACEFUL OVERTHROW OF THE NEW AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, OUTLINED BY THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION.
The Constitutional (Federal) Convention which met in Philadelphia on May 25, 1787, was represented by 12 states which had selected a total of 55 delegates to attend the meeting. Most of the delegates were, by virtue of their wealth and education, very influential people in their home states. Only two, Alexander Hamilton and Roger Sherman, could be said to represent the self-made man in the United States at that time. MrV
The convention made it so that each state would hold a convention to ratify the Constitution. This meant a series of compromises and ratifications which were heavily influenced by Benjamin Franklin.