MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NEW US GOVERNMENT
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Women’s Suffrage (Voting Rights)
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Representation in Congress
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The slave trade
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State’s Rights
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Detailed explanation-1: -The major debates were over representation in Congress, the powers of the president, how to elect the president (Electoral College), slave trade, and a bill of rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Constitutional Convention included many disagreements among the Northern and Southern states, but the main one was of Slavery.
Detailed explanation-3: -Small (population) states felt they should have equal say (power). Results: Two plans were proposed. The debates over the issue of representation got so heated, the Convention almost ended.
Detailed explanation-4: -The issues that created the greatest controversies during the ratification of the Constitution were concerning slavery, centralized power, and civil rights.