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What were the major conflicts of the Philadelphia Convention and how were they resolved?
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∙ 14y ago
Eleven years after the start of the country, it became obvious that the Articles of Confederation was failing. The founding fathers decided a change was in order. The meeting in Philadelphia began on Friday, May 25, 1787 at what is now called Independence Hall, behind locked doors and in secrecy.
The Philadelphia Convention had many conflicts but probably the major conflict was the representation of the states. There were two plans, one drafted by James Madison (Virginia Plan) and another prepared by William Patterson (New Jersey Plan) for how they thought representation of each state should be.
Both Virginia and New Jersey submitted their plans to the convention for consideration. After a considerable debate, the Virginia Plan was used as the basis for the new constitution. Not all recommendations in this plan were accepted. On September 17, 1787, the final draft of the Constitution was signed. The work was done. The Constitution of the United States had been created.
Big State vs Little State.How to determine representation for each state was a critical issue that was solved by choosing a bicameral legislature where the states were all equals at one level and the people were all equal at another.
Slavery was already an issue in the US as it was worldwide and with three southern states having an enslaved population that was about 40 percent of the total population their status as property or Citizens was resolved with the three fifths compromise.
To survive as a Nation, and to become a Great World Power from Sea to Shining Sea these thirteen diverse units would first have to be melded together into a single Union.
The US Constitution that was produced was an imperfect covenant. It was bartered to deal with issues that would only be resolved as society evolved. That evolutionary process would include a deadly Civil War.
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∙ 9y agoThe Philadelphia Convention was a landmark event. It resulted in the creation of the U.S. Constitution, after many prior negotiations, this convention ended with the ratification of the document.
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∙ 14y agoThe same things that led to the Revolutionary War which was taxation, tarriff and representation. Now they were no longer subjects of England and each former colony was trying to take unfair advantage over their neigbors and trading partners.
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∙ 19y agoSee: http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/rcah/html/ah_068400_philadelphia.htm Short answer, writing the United States Constitution is the major event. Mark Coomes Denton TX
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He was a back room power broker who said very little on the record but who left a major imprint on the proceedings. It was Morris who selected and nominated George Washington as the leader of the Convention and Alexander Hamilton, James Wilson and Gouverneur Morris are seen as surrogates for his grand designs and concepts.
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