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The Constitutional Convention took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to address problems in governing the United States of America, which had been operating under the Articles of Confederation following independence from Great Britain.
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∙ 12y agothe meeting that decided what should be in the constitution.
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∙ 14y agoThe Constitutional Convention means that all of the states came together and did allot of things to make the states better.
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∙ 10y agoThe Consitutional Convention was a meeting to improve the Articles of Confederation.
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When was the Constitutional Convention held?
The Constitutional Convention began on May 25, 1787 and ended on September 17.The Constitutional Convention is also known as the Federal Convention, the Philadelphia Convention, and the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
In what year did the Constitutional Convention occur?
The Constitutional Convention was also called the Philadelphia Convention or the Grand Convention. The convention was from May 25 until September 17, 1787.
What was the Constitutional Convention originally called?
The convention of 1787 had no official name when it was called by Congress in its February 1787 resolution. It merely set a date and place for the convention. Indeed references to the convention afterward were equally vague in title. Not until 1835 when Congress authorized the publishing of the official record of the convention taken by the designated secretary of the convention, was an official title given to the convention. The official title given the convention by act of Congress was the "1787 Federal Convention."
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
Delegates wrote the United States Constitution (APEX)
What was the meeting in Philadelphia in may of 1787?
The Constitutional Convention, where the modern day Constitution for the United States was written.
Where is the consitutional convention held at?
Philadelphia
How many delegates were at the consitutional convention?
1000
What financial crisis lead to the Consitutional Convention?
Shay's Rebellion
What plan at the Consitutional convention suggested representation distributed by population?
The Virginia Plan proposed by Edmund Randolf and James Madison.
Tell you about John Adams?
Abagail Adams is most famous for reminding her husband John Adams in a letter to him at the Consitutional Convention "don't forget the ladies"
How many represenatives signed the constitution?
The Federal Convention (or Philadelphia or Consitutional Convention) started with 55 delgates from 12 states (Rhode Island often disengaged from national gatherings. Of those remaining at the end of the four month convention, 39 signed in favor and three voted against.
What state did not attend the 1787 Consitutional Convention in Philadelphia PA?
Rhode Island did not send any representatives to philadelphia
How is the consitutional monarchy works?
in canada
Does statutory law override consitutional law?
No.
What kind of government do Canada have?
consitutional monarchy
Who was known as the farther of the consitutional?
the farther is james madison
The Doctrine of affirms that a bill is consitutional if it has an obvious relation to the powers granted to Congress by the Constitution?
The Doctrine of __ affirms that a bill is consitutional if it has an obvious relation to the powers granted to Congress by the Constitution.
