They recommended the appointment of commissioners from all the States, "to meet at Philadelphia, on the second Monday of May next . . . ."Continuing
The Constitutional Convention Adjourns
The whole number of delegates who attended the convention was fifty-five, of whom thirty-nine signed the Constitution.Continuing The Constitutional
Constitutional Convention on Importing Slaves
This was the third 'Great Compromise' of the Constitution.Continuing The Constitutional Convention of the United States,with a selection from The
The Constitutional Convention Debates Slavery
Gouverneur Morris moved to make the free population alone the basis of representation.Continuing The Constitutional Convention of the United
Compromises in the Constitutional Convention
Subsequently a proposition was moved for reckoning three-fifths of the slaves in estimating taxes, and making taxation the basis of representation,
The Small States Versus the Large States
The excitement now became intense, and the convention seemed to be on the point of dissolution.Continuing The Constitutional Convention of the
The Constitutional Convention of the United States
This series has eight easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The Convention Convenes.IntroductionBefore the American Revolution, no