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- They threw out the Articles and wrote a new constitution.
- George Washington was the president of the convention and James Madison was the father.
- All the men believed that powerful governments are dangerous.
- Convention was secretive
- You had to have a stake in society to vote in the 1800s.
- Led to Civil war

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Connecticut and New Jersey wanted to attack New York.
They made George the pres. as a first act.3rd day they overthrow the A.O.C. Each slave counted as 3/5 of a person.

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-They didn't think the constitution would last
-People looked up to the drafters of the constitution
-A government like this had never worked in the past
-George Washington was the president of the convention
-3 branches of government
-Three-Fifths compromise for the slaves
-Constitution was not made to be perfect

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- Constitution was not made to be permanent
- "League of Friendship"
- Shay's Rebellion prompted Washington to come back to public life.
- George Washington was president of the convention
- James Madison was father of the convention
- No authority to hold a convention and create a constitution
- Convention was held in a single room with much secrecy
- Proportional Representation of states' voting
- Bicameral Legislature of House and Senate
- House Reps. based on population of state, Senate receives 2 per state
- Not everyone had full political rights (Women, African Americans)
- Constitution was not intended to be perfect, so it was possible to be amended

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Meant to fix, not create a new constitution
George Washington - president of the Convention
3rd day - started new constitution
3/5 Compromise - counted slaves at 3/5 of a person
Bicameral legislature was a compromise for the large and small states

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-They thought the Constitution would only last 10 years.
-A government had never been ruled by rules instead of a ruler.
-The Constitution was made by ordinary men with a good education.
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-Washington, Madison, and Hamilton were ordinary, but brilliant men.
-Franklin thought the Constitution woud ony last 10 years
-Madison was a strategist but wasn't well known so nobody listened to him at first
-planned to overtthrow the government on the third day
-sworn to secrecy
-small states wanted equal representation, larger states wanted representation by population
-3/5 compromise was said to be all about power and nothing more
-unresolved issue of slavery led to Civil War many years later

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-Articles of Confederations was the first "Constitution" but it failed
-Constitutional Convention was in Philly
-They were going to revise the Articles at the convention but ended up making the Constitution
-Convention was to be secret
-Bicameral Congress was to be used in the Constitution
-Had 3/5 compromise in Article 1 for slavery
-Constitution was made to be changed in the future

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They didn't think the constitution would last as long as it did.
Federal government was broke because they never taxed anyone.
On the third day they over threw the government to re write the constitution.
Three branches of government.

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-A government has never been ruled by rules, it was ruled by rulers.
- They thought the Constitution would only last ten years.
- Everyone knew of George Washington and when he came to the convention he was like a star to them.
- On the third day they threw out the Articles of Confederation.
- Our three branches of government are like rock paper scissors, they all are equal and can overrule one another.
- The small and large states compromised by using a bicameral congress.
- The constitution is not perfect so they made it possible to change it, amendments.
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-There had never been a government that was ruled by the people and not a ruler
-The Articles didn't bring the states together as 1
-Shay's rebellion represented a break down of law and order
-They had to meet in secret
-55 men locked themselves in a room so no one would know
-Bill of rights was not added at first

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- People looked up to the drafters like they were Gods. They were all well educated, elite men
-The Articles of Confederation created problems in the country, such as debt
-The Articles of Confederation meant the "League of Friendship"
-The convention was supposed to be used to amend the Articles, but they decided to get rid of it completely
-They wanted a three-branch government so the branches could keep each other in check

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-Ordinary people with good education made the Constitution.
-The Articles of Confederation were originally the "League of Nations".
-Meeting in Philadelphia was called to fix the Article of Confederation.
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- Ben Franklin didn't think the constitution would last longer than 10 years
- Democracy did not work in the past
- Philadelphia was the meeting point
-They first met to fix not create
- Supposed to be a tweaking convention
-3rd day they threw the AOC out
- Everyone wanted to go home

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-Ben Franklin thought the Constitution would only last 10 years
- The Articles of Confederation was pointed towards the "League of Friendship"
-Shay's Rebellion was known as the lowest part of the confederation
- 55 men packed themselves in a room that is stuffy and hot to created the constitution secretly.
-Slaves were known as "the other people" and they would only count as 3/5 of a person
-States in society- Being able to vote because you have land the congress believes you would care about your vote
-Article 5 (all about amendments)
-Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments)

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)A Democracy had never worked in the past.
)Keep in mind, these men were ordinary people who were simply very wise and educated.
)Previously, the country was under the rule of the king.
)Articles of Confederation were too weak due to a fear of a tyrannical government
)Under the articles states saw themselves as independent and sovereign.
)Shay's rebellion came from frustration toward the taxation and foreclosures occuring in local courts due to debt.
)Not many of the founding fathers were popular aside from Washington
)Abolishing the articles was technically illegal.
)3 days into the Convention, they decide to abolish the articles and create a constitution.
)Checks and balances were created to prevent a government from being too powerful
)The electoral college was made to vote for the president.
)Votes based on population outraged the smaller, less powerful states
)A bicameral legislature was decided upon, a house and a senate.
)Slaves were legally considered 3/5 of a person for population.
)Compromises were made despite certain issues being present (led to the Civil War)
)Article 5 of the constitution is the ability to make amendments.

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- James Madison is the father of the Constitution.
- We should admire them because they were ordinary people.
- Ben Franklin thought the Constitution would last only 10 years.
- States saw themself as sovereign states under the Articles of Confederation.
- Shays' Rebellion was a breakdown of law and order.
- James Madison wasn't as popular. George Washington was THE guy.
-James Madison wanted three branches of government,
- They thought concentrated power was dangerous.
-Slaves were 3/5 of a person in representation.

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James madison genuinely wanted to help but was not popular enough to get anyone to listen to him.

virginia was the first to say the articles should be thrown out.

new constitution broke up the power between three branches so that one wasn't more powerful than the others

slaves were counted as three fifths of a person

comprimises had to be made up as they went along so that the new government would even be considered

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Ben Franklin only thought the constitution would last for 10 years. The national government had no money or power under the Articles of Confederation. Shay's rebellion showed that the federal government had no power. They had no authority to be doing the convention because it went against the Articles of Confederation. They decided to forget the Articles of Confederation and they started new. The nationalists and federalists compromised on a two house congress. The house would have representatives based on population. The senate had equal representation.

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- Benjamin Franklin thought that the constitution would only last about 10 years
- Democracy had failed before and never succeeded
- Was called the "League of Friendship"
- Shays rebellion showed Americans that the federal government had no power
- Washington was the President of the convention
- What they were doing was not allowed under the Articles of Confederation
- Would either save the nation or destroy it
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A government that is run by people never worked before.
Real people with real problems wrote the constitution.  They were ordinary men.
States saw themselves as individual nations that could work together, but chances are, they would not.
"It is a triumph for our enemies that we cannot rule ourselves."
What they were doing was not permitted under the Articles of Confederation.
They took a vow of secrecy.
Checks and balances is a big game of rock, paper, scissors.
They wanted the new government to be hard to pass laws.
Virginia plan: big states more powerful
New Jersey plan
The Great Compromise:  Combined both plans to form the connecticut plan.
All people living in the states would be counted, but not all would vote.
The constitution is NOT perfect, thus the amendments came into play.

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-  The government was "ruled by the people"
- The men weren't very optimistic in the success of the Constitution. Thought it would only last ten years.
-  The people were fearing the thought of the government having all of the power because they had just gotten away from a monarchy.
-  Shay's Rebellion emphasized that the federal government had no power.
- George Washington was the most "essential" part of the US.
- The 55 men overthrew the government after three days of writing the constitution.
- Outlined the three branches with a system to keep them balanced, so not one branch had too much power.
- The three fifths compromise made all of the slaves worth three fifths of a person.
- All of the arguments surrounding the distribution of power, and slavery, lead to the Civil War.

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A government where the people had control had not worked before the United States. We look at these founding fathers as gods, but in reality they were just dudes. The Articles of Confederation were originally called a League of Friendship. The states were almost like sovereign nations. The government was broke. Every state printed their own money, there was no federal currency. Shays' rebellion showed us how weak our government was, and it was pretty much chaos.

Virginia thinks that they should throw out the AOC, and they want to make a new Constitution. 3 branches work together, no one has too much power. They almost did not trust themselves with power. They made the electoral college to choose the president. The smaller states were very mad because they did not have as much power, this is because of their smaller population.2 houses in 1 congress. Bicameral. Each state had 2 representatives in the senate. Slaves were counted as 3/5ths of a person. Great compromise combined Virginia and New Jersey plan to make Connecticut plan.

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Ben Franklin thought the Constitution would last only 10 years
AOC called "League of Friendship"
Charged Port Tax in New York Harbor
Branches of Government is like a giant game of rock, paper, scissors.
Came up with Bicameral congress
Three fifths compromise limited voting rights of slaves
one slave=3/5 person