Constitutional Convention in 1787

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Philadelphia_Convention
gptkbp:debatedBy	slavery ratification process executive power amendment process judicial power commerce regulation federal vs. state powers representation in Congress
gptkbp:documentation	September 17, 1787
gptkbp:endDate	September 17, 1787
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Constitutional Convention in 1787
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Articles_of_Confederation gptkb:British_constitutional_system gptkb:New_Jersey_Plan gptkb:Virginia_Plan Enlightenment ideas
gptkbp:key	gptkb:Commerce_and_Slave_Trade_Compromise gptkb:Great_Compromise gptkb:Three-Fifths_Compromise
gptkbp:keyDocumentDrafted	gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:legacy	gptkb:legislative_body separation of powers establishment of federal government structure creation of checks and balances system
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:notableAbsence	gptkb:John_Adams gptkb:John_Hancock gptkb:Samuel_Adams gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson gptkb:Patrick_Henry
gptkbp:notableDelegate	gptkb:Alexander_Hamilton gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin gptkb:James_Madison gptkb:Roger_Sherman gptkb:Gouverneur_Morris
gptkbp:numberOfDelegates	55
gptkbp:president	gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:purpose	to address problems in governing the United States under the Articles of Confederation
gptkbp:result	gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:secretaryGeneral	gptkb:William_Jackson
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:Alexander_Hamilton gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin gptkb:George_Washington gptkb:James_Madison gptkb:Roger_Sherman gptkb:Gouverneur_Morris
gptkbp:startDate	May 25, 1787
gptkbp:stateNotRepresented	gptkb:Rhode_Island
gptkbp:stateRepresented	12
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:History_of_Philadelphia
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7