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Location of the Constitutional Convention

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Location of the Constitutional Convention

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It was located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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The Anti-Federalists argued against the approval of the Constitution based off their belief that it was giving too much power to a central government. They wanted the Bill of Rights created to help ensure the rights of the people. They feared a strong central government would not be able to do what the states wanted. Leaders were Patrick Henry, George Mason and Elbridge Gerry

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The Federalists argued the approval of the US Constitution due to their belief of a strong central government. They thought that a system of checks and balances keeps the military under control and helps protect against enemies. They also thought that this system would ensure that the Congress doesn't abuse it's power and they believed that the Bill of Rights was not necessary. Leaders were Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay.

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One last problem was how much power the government had. The two sides where Federalists and Anti-Federalists.

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To solve the Large vs Small states problem, Benjamin Franklin suggested a solution. There would be 3 branches, yes, but there would be two houses, the House of Representatives and the House of Senate.  The number of representatives a state sent to the House of Representatives was based of population, and each state got an equal number of representatives in the House of Senate.

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Yet another problem was who would control trade. The Southern states were afraid that if the government controlled trade, they would stop the slave trade. Slaves were very important to the plantations the Southern states have.The Northern states were worried that the Southern states would trade for more slaves through the trade. They came to the Commerce Compromise, where the Northern states agreed to wait 20 years before voting to abolish slavery.

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Another problem was if whether slaves would be counted in the population of a state. Northern states argued they were property, not people. They stated that slaves did not count toward population, but counted as taxes. Southern states argued that slaves counted as population, not taxes. If slaves counted as population, Southern states would have more representatives. If slaves counted as taxes, the government would get more money to pay debt. Soon, they came to the 3/5 Compromise. They agreed on 5 slaves counting as 3 people in population and taxes. This way, the North and South got what they want.

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One of the main problems at the meeting was how many representatives each state would get in the government. The large states created the Virginia Plan. This plan stated that the government would be made up of 3 branches. There would be one house for representatives, and the number of representatives a state had was based off of the population. The small states didn't like this, it gave more power to the large states. The small states came up with a new plan, the New Jersey Plan. This new plan was like the Virginia Plan, just the number of representatives per state is equal. The states argued this case for a while.

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The Constitutional Convention happened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1787. The exact location was Independence Hall. 55 delegates went to this meeting, including George Washington, the president of the meeting. The purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to scrap the Articles of Confederation and to create a new constitution for the United States.