Essay On The Constitutional Convention

On September 17, 1787 the US Constitution was signed by all Colonies except for Rhode and it was finally ratified by June 21, 1788. The signing of the US Constitution was held at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pa. There was a total of 38 signings. Two from Conn., 5 from Delaware, 2 from Georgia, 3 from Maryland, 2 from Massachusetts, 2 from New Hampshire, 4 from New Jersey, 3 from North Carolina , 8 from Pennsylvania, 3 from South Carolina and 3 from Virginia. Some important names that signed was George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison. http://www.history.com/topics/articles-of-confederation
However before the US Constitution was established it was the Articles of Confederation. This was actually the nation’s first
All states didn’t ratify this until March 1781. This started to fall quickly due to many weaknesses. The states did things like taxed one another on trade, created their own armies, made their own armies,etc. http://www.history.com/topics/articles-of-confederation Hairston 2

On May 25th, 1787 delegates from each state were called to have a meeting in Philadelphia. This meeting became known as the Constitutional Convention. The framers were the delegates that attended the meeting. They met in the State House now known as Independence Hall. This is when they decided to replace the Articles of Confederation with the US Constitution. “ Once they decided to replace the articles of Confederation with a new government, they began to draft the constitution.” One of the compromises was the representation in Congress. The larger states expected to dominate the new government and the smaller states were nervous that they would not be able to protect their future interest. Another compromise was “ The Three - Fifths