the Constitutional Convention of 1787

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf event
gptkbp:attendance 55 delegates
gptkbp:controversy slavery
checks and balances
executive power
representation_in_Congress
gptkbp:enactedBy required approval from nine states
gptkbp:finalDisposal gptkb:Constitution_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:firstAwarded gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:heldIn gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:post-Revolutionary_War_America
gptkbp:historicalSignificance established a federal system of government
influenced future constitutions worldwide
paved_the_way_for_the_Bill_of_Rights
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Constitutional Convention of 1787
gptkbp:influencedBy Articles of Confederation
Federalist Papers
gptkbp:keyIssues federalism
individual rights
separation of powers
state vs federal authority
gptkbp:launchDate May 25, 1787
gptkbp:legacy foundation_of_American_democracy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Independence_Hall
gptkbp:notableArtists gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:Alexander_Hamilton
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:James_Madison
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:purpose draft_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Philadelphia_Convention
gptkb:Shays'_Rebellion
Federal Convention
Constitutional Convention of 1787
ratification debates
gptkbp:resultedIn the Three-Fifths Compromise
the Great Compromise
gptkbp:significance established_the_framework_of_the_U.S._government
gptkbp:year 1787
gptkbp:yearEstablished September 17, 1787