Constitutional Convention of 1787

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Constitutional_Convention_of_1787

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Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Philadelphia_Convention
gptkbp:debatedBy	slavery checks and balances separation of powers amendment process commerce regulation executive branch structure federal vs. state powers judicial branch structure representation in Congress
gptkbp:debatesRecordedBy	gptkb:James_Madison
gptkbp:documentation	September 17, 1787
gptkbp:endDate	September 17, 1787
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Constitutional Convention of 1787
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Articles_of_Confederation gptkb:British_constitutional_system gptkb:New_Jersey_Plan gptkb:Virginia_Plan gptkb:Connecticut_Compromise 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	established federal government structure influenced Bill of Rights
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 gptkb:James_Wilson gptkb:Edmund_Randolph
gptkbp:numberOfDelegates	55
gptkbp:president	gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:purpose	to address problems in governing the United States under the Articles of Confederation
gptkbp:ratificationProcess	required approval by 9 of 13 states
gptkbp:result	gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:secretaryGeneral	gptkb:William_Jackson
gptkbp:startDate	May 25, 1787
gptkbp:stateNotRepresented	gptkb:Rhode_Island
gptkbp:stateRepresented	12
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4