- What were the major compromises made at the Constitutional Convention? ... There were many compromises made at the Constitutional Convention, such as representation, slavery, and laws concerning foreign/ interstate imports and exports. ... Anti-federalists believed that the executive branch did not effectively represent the people, and that only the legislative branch did so. ... The Constitutional Confederation finally agreed that slaves will count as three-fifths of a person in census counts as well as representation in the House of Representatives. ... In short, all delegates at ...

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In order to pass a bill, nine states had to agree that it should go into effect. ... Luckily, these problems did not go unnoticed, in May of 1787, the colonies decided to call a convention of the states to revise the Articles. ... This became known as the Constitutional Convention. ... This, however, was not appealing to the delegates from smaller states. ... James Madison, a delegate from Virginia, helped approve the Bill of Rights. ...

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The Constitutional Convention began in May 1787 and lasted until September of the same year. Delegates from all states met in Philadelphia to discuss and draft the United States Constitution. ... Next, they made a quick agreement on a fixed salary for each Senator and agreed that the Federal government would pay their salaries. ... Elbridge Gerry was a delegate from his home state of Massachusetts. ... He did not always agree with England's government and he wanted to avoid anything that resembled it. ...

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However, despite its inherent flaws, the Confederation government did prove capable to accomplish a few foreign and domestic achievements. ... Alarmed by the rebellion, other state governments agreed to help the angry farmers to thwart these rebellions. ... Thus, the Annapolis Convention of 1786 was held to address regional issues such as trade, but delegates were soon calling for a national convention . At this convention in Philadelphia 1787, the authors of a new plan proposed change of the loose confederation of states to a solid national union. ... Still, a need for constitutional chang...

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The body of government was the Congress, comprising delegates from the thirteen states. ... Only in one area did the Congress coax a unified policy from the states, the area of land reform. The major landholding states--Virginia, New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts--did cede their western lands to the Congress. ... The founding fathers realized this need for a stronger central government and eventually organized at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia to discuss the problem. ... Although problems continued to exist over questions like whether to have a national bank, the Founding...

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