Constitutional Convention 1787

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:event
gptkbp:attendees 55 delegates
gptkbp:concluded_on signing of the Constitution
gptkbp:date May 25, 1787
September 17, 1787
gptkbp:established gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:Legislative_body
gptkb:executive_branch
gptkbp:final_document gptkb:Constitution_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:first_draft gptkb:Virginia_Plan
gptkb:New_Jersey_Plan
gptkbp:followed_by Ratification debates
gptkbp:government concept discussed
gptkbp:historical_context post-Revolutionary War America
gptkbp:historical_impact foundation of American democracy
influenced political thought
created a federal system of government
influenced future constitutions
inspired democratic movements worldwide
established rule of law
led to Bill of Rights
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Constitutional Convention 1787
gptkbp:influenced_by Enlightenment ideas
state constitutions
Montesquieu's ideas
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:Shays'_Rebellion
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:checks_and_balances
gptkb:Great_Compromise
gptkb:Three-Fifths_Compromise
slavery
separation of powers
executive power
representation in Congress
federal vs. state powers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:majority_rule compromise reached
gptkbp:notable_participants gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:Alexander_Hamilton
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:James_Madison
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Articles_of_Confederation
gptkbp:purpose drafting the United States Constitution
gptkbp:ratified_by nine states
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:Federalist_Papers
gptkbp:significance established the framework of the U. S. government
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3