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Understanding the Constitution: Background and Major Compromises

This overview explores the pivotal events leading to the formation of the United States Constitution. It discusses the colonial government's challenges, the limitations of the Articles of Confederation, and the motivations behind the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Key figures such as James Madison are highlighted, along with significant compromises including the Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, Connecticut Compromise, and the Three-Fifths Compromise. This section aims to provide a deeper understanding of how these ideas and negotiations shaped America's foundational legal document.

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Understanding the Constitution: Background and Major Compromises

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  1. 1. The constitution, part 1: background and compromises I. Before the Constitution II. The Constitutional Convention and its compromises

  2. I. Before the Constitution • a. government in the colonial era

  3. b. the Articles of Confederation

  4. Shay’srebellion (MA, 1786-1787)

  5. II. The Constitutional Convention and its compromises • a. the Convention

  6. May – September 1787

  7. James Madison

  8. b. compromises

  9. Montesquieu

  10. John Locke

  11. Virginia Plan May 29 • New Jersey Plan June 15 • Connecticut Compromise • “three-fifth compromise” (“other persons”)

  12. Madison: “spirit of locality” destroying the “aggregateinterests of the community”

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