MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE
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The issue of tariffs became a major dividing topic for the West and the South
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The issue of slavery became a major dividing topic between the North and the South
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Commerce in the US was very different than that in Europe which may lead to another revolutionary war
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The North and the South agree on the immorality of slavery and decided to abolish the practice
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Detailed explanation-1: -Opposition to slavery According to James Madison, who took notes at the Convention, Morris spoke openly against slavery on 8 August 1787 and stated that it was incongruous to say that a slave was both a man and property at the same time: He [Morris] never would concur in upholding domestic slavery.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nevertheless, slavery received important protections in the Constitution. The notorious three-fifths clause-which counted three-fifths of a state’s slave population in apportioning representation-gave the South extra representation in the House of Representatives and extra votes in the Electoral College.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Constitutional Convention took place from May 14 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The point of the event was decide how America was going to be governed. Although the Convention had been officially called to revise the existing Articles of Confederation, many delegates had much bigger plans.