Pros And Cons Of The Constitutional Convention

Miracle at Philadelphia In Philadelphia in1787 during one of the hottest summers, The Constitutional Convention gathered to discuss the fate of the union. Fifty-five delegates met in the Pennsylvania State House. These delegates were representatives from 12 of the 13 new states. Everyone sent representatives, except for the state of Rhode Island. Rhode Island was afraid of the government being too powerful and taking over. They decided to not send representatives so that they would not lose their independence. Only 9 of the 13 states were needed to ratify the Constitution so it was not significant that Rhode Island did not send anyone. In 1790, Rhode Island ultimately becomes the 13th state to ratify the Constitution after Washington had

Chosen to represent Connecticut at the Constitutional Convention, Sherman brought a proposition that would be named the Connecticut Compromise. He wanted to merge the Virginia Plan and New Jersey plan thus, combining major components of both plans. Sherman suggested a two-house national legislature. The Connecticut Compromise outlined the governmental structure that exists still today. The House of Representatives would have representation based on population. The Senate would have equal representation for each state. Even though the compromise was rejected the first time around, finally on July 23 it was passed. Ultimately this great compromise saved the entire convention from termination. Sherman was the only person to have his signature on four eminent papers of the United States. They were the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. Sherman also designed the thee-fifths compromise. It was constructed because of the argument that slaves should be included in taxation, yet not in representation. Sherman, along with James Wilson, created the three-fifths compromise which stated that the government would count slave only as partial people. Meaning each slave would count as “three fifths of all other persons.” The goal was to abolish slavery in all states. By creating the three-fifths

It is often difficult to imagine them as everyday people. The United States Constitution was the first written constitution in the world during a time of great division among the states. Even George Washington used the word miracle in describing the drafting of the U.S. Constitution. In a letter to Lafayette, he said:
“It appears to me, then, little short of a miracle, that the delegates from so many different states (which states you know are also different from each other in their manners, circumstances, and prejudices) should unite in forming a system of national Government, so little liable to well-founded objections.” (Oaks