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The 1787 Constitutional Convention took place from May 25th to September 17th, 1787. The delegates in attendance quickly agreed upon George Washington to be the president of the convention. Washington would be elected in 1789 to be the first president of the United States under the new Constitution.
Constitutional Convention
What did the framers of the constitution agree/disagree upon at the constitutional convention?
In a sense.The Constitutional Convention, in itself, did not replace the Articles of Confederation. The Constitution was created at the Convention and it was based upon some of the ideals that the Articles of Confederation had, but had changed many things.So, in a sense, no. The Constitutional Convention did notreplace the Articles of Confederation, but the Constitution that was created then did.
The U.S. Constitution was agreed upon on September 17, 1787. This date is known as Constitution Day and commemorates the signing of the document by the delegates at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
James Madison Jr., who passed away in 1836. During the Constitutional Convention Madison, a Virginia representative, took daily notes of the event that were released upon his death. Madison's political career includes Secretary of State (1801-1809) and President of the United States (1809-1817) Extensive information on the delegates of the Convention can be found at: http://teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/delegates/age.html
During the US Constitutional Convention there was a debate about outlawing slavery and or other means to reduce slavery. The Southern colonies-States threatened to walk out of the Convention if there was to be an outlawing of slavery. A compromise was agreed upon whereby in 1808, no more slaves could enter the new USA.
Federalist
The great compromise , the three-fifths compromise && the electroal college.
The great compromise , the three-fifths compromise && the electroal college.
At the Constitutional Convention, some of the key issues that were agreed upon include the establishment of a strong federal government with separate branches (executive, legislative, judicial), the creation of a bicameral legislature (with a House of Representatives and a Senate), the compromise between large and small states known as the Great Compromise or Connecticut Compromise, and the 3/5 compromise which determined how enslaved individuals would be counted for purposes of representation and taxation.