Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Constitutional_Convention_held_in_Philadelphia

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Philadelphia_Convention
gptkbp:debatedBy	gptkb:knowledge_representation slavery federalism executive power judicial power commerce regulation
gptkbp:documentSignedOn	1787-09-17
gptkbp:endDate	1787-09-17
gptkbp:formerName	gptkb:Independence_Hall
gptkbp:heldBy	gptkb:Pennsylvania_State_House
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:John_Locke gptkb:Montesquieu Enlightenment ideas
gptkbp:legacy	foundation of U.S. government inspiration for other constitutions
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:mainCompromise	gptkb:Commerce_Compromise gptkb:Electoral_College_Compromise gptkb:Great_Compromise gptkb:Three-Fifths_Compromise gptkb:Slave_Trade_Compromise
gptkbp:notableAbsence	gptkb:John_Adams gptkb:John_Hancock gptkb:Samuel_Adams gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson gptkb:Patrick_Henry
gptkbp:notableAchievement	gptkb:legislative_body checks and balances separation of powers creation of a federal government ratification process for Constitution
gptkbp:notableDelegate	gptkb:Alexander_Hamilton gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin gptkb:James_Madison gptkb:Roger_Sherman gptkb:Gouverneur_Morris
gptkbp:numberOfDelegates	55
gptkbp:numberOfSigners	39
gptkbp:president	gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:producedDocument	gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:purpose	to address the problems of the Articles of Confederation
gptkbp:result	gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:startDate	1787-05-25
gptkbp:stateNotRepresented	gptkb:Rhode_Island
gptkbp:stateRepresented	12
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5