Philadelphia Convention

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The Philadelphia Convention, held in 1787, was the gathering of delegates that drafted and proposed the United States Constitution, replacing the Articles of Confederation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional convention
historical event
adjacentEvent ratification debates in the states
alsoKnownAs Constitutional Convention
Federal Convention
chairPresidingOfficer George Washington
compromiseReached Commerce Compromise
Connecticut Compromise
linked to: Great Compromise

Three-Fifths Compromise
country United States
endDate 1787-09-17
followedBy First United States Congress
governingBodyFormed federal government of the United States
historicalSignificance foundation of the constitutional framework of the United States government
influencedBy Articles of Confederation
Enlightenment political philosophy
introducedPlan Hamilton Plan
New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan
keyDelegate Alexander Hamilton
Benjamin Franklin
Charles Pinckney
Edmund Randolph
Elbridge Gerry
George Mason
Gouverneur Morris
James Madison
James Wilson
John Rutledge
Oliver Ellsworth
Roger Sherman
locatedIn Pennsylvania
location Philadelphia
mainVenue Independence Hall
Pennsylvania State House
notableNonSigner Edmund Randolph
Elbridge Gerry
George Mason
numberOfDelegatesWhoAttended 55
numberOfDelegatesWhoSigned 39
numberOfStatesRepresented 12
oathOfSecrecy yes
presidentOfConvention George Washington
purpose to revise the Articles of Confederation
ratificationProcessInitiated state ratifying conventions
replaced Articles of Confederation
result drafting of the United States Constitution
secretary William Jackson
significantDocumentProduced United States Constitution
startDate 1787-05-25
stateNotRepresented Rhode Island
tookPlaceInBuildingConstructedIn 1732
topicDebated independent judiciary
powers of the federal government
representation in Congress
slavery and representation
structure of the executive branch

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Commerce Compromise negotiatedAt Philadelphia Convention
Committee on Style partOf Philadelphia Convention
Gouverneur Morris participatedIn Philadelphia Convention of 1787
linked to: Philadelphia Convention
Edmund Randolph memberOf Philadelphia Convention
American Revolutionary era significantEvent Philadelphia Convention
Article II, Section 3 of the United States Constitution historicalContext Philadelphia Convention of 1787
linked to: Philadelphia Convention
Article II Section 2 Clause 1 of the United States Constitution historicalContext Philadelphia Convention of 1787
linked to: Philadelphia Convention
Committee of Detail partOf Philadelphia Convention
Maryland Ratifying Convention follows Philadelphia Convention
Confederation period notableEvent Philadelphia Convention of 1787
linked to: Philadelphia Convention
Shays' Rebellion relatedTo Philadelphia Convention
Paterson Plan debatedAt Philadelphia Convention
John Blair Jr. participantIn Philadelphia Convention
Founding of the United States significantEvent Philadelphia Convention
Migration or Importation Clause draftedDuring Philadelphia Convention
Gunning Bedford Jr. participatedIn Philadelphia Convention of 1787
linked to: Philadelphia Convention
Federalist No. 40 associatedWithEvent Philadelphia Convention
subject linked to: Federalist No. XL
Miracle at Philadelphia mainSubject Philadelphia Convention
Gouverneur K. Morris participantIn Philadelphia Convention of 1787
linked to: Philadelphia Convention
An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States argues the Philadelphia Convention was dominated by men with substantial property holdings
linked to: Philadelphia Convention
John Francis Mercer wasDelegateTo Philadelphia Convention