The Constitutional Convention of 1787 by Sean Ahern https://padlet.com/21aherns/c71ych0letzq Sean Ahern en-us 2019-01-24 17:16:05 UTC 2019-01-24 18:16:11 UTC hello@padlet.com Thematic Statement 21aherns https://padlet.com/21aherns/c71ych0letzq/wish/324037985 The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was held in effort to the keep the Union together. Some concessions made were the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which let Missouri in as a slave state, but also let in Maine as a free state for balance. Another one was Fugitive Slave Laws which were made to keep slave masters content.]]> 2019-01-24 17:27:01 UTC https://padlet.com/21aherns/c71ych0letzq/wish/324037985 Drawn Image of the Convention 21aherns https://padlet.com/21aherns/c71ych0letzq/wish/324038763 2019-01-24 17:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/21aherns/c71ych0letzq/wish/324038763 Textual Evidence from "Historical Context" 21aherns https://padlet.com/21aherns/c71ych0letzq/wish/324039398 "The issue of slavery threatened to divide the
nation as early as the Constitutional Convention
of 1787, and throughout the years a series of
concessions were made on both sides in an effort
to keep the union together" (Historical Context 1).]]> 2019-01-24 17:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/21aherns/c71ych0letzq/wish/324039398 Text Analysis 21aherns https://padlet.com/21aherns/c71ych0letzq/wish/324041638 The serious issue with slavery was always a serious threat to the country breaking apart. This threat was even present during the 1787 Constitutional Convention where representatives aimed to keep the Union together.]]> 2019-01-24 17:33:09 UTC https://padlet.com/21aherns/c71ych0letzq/wish/324041638 More of the Convention 21aherns https://padlet.com/21aherns/c71ych0letzq/wish/324047913 2019-01-24 17:44:07 UTC https://padlet.com/21aherns/c71ych0letzq/wish/324047913 More Textual Evidence from "Historical Context" 21aherns https://padlet.com/21aherns/c71ych0letzq/wish/324048330 "The furor had begun when
Missouri requested to enter the union as a slave
state. In order to maintain a balance between free
and slave states in the union, Missouri was
admitted as a slave state while Maine entered as
a free one...The federal government's passage of Fugitive Slave Laws was also a compromise to appease southern
slaveholders" (Historical Context).]]> 2019-01-24 17:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/21aherns/c71ych0letzq/wish/324048330 More Text Analysis 21aherns https://padlet.com/21aherns/c71ych0letzq/wish/324049322 In order for a new slave state to be admitted, there needs to a free state to keep the balance, so Maine was admitted as swell. Fugitive Slave Laws also came about to tend to the southern slave masters.]]> 2019-01-24 17:46:39 UTC https://padlet.com/21aherns/c71ych0letzq/wish/324049322 Real setting of the convention 21aherns https://padlet.com/21aherns/c71ych0letzq/wish/324051988 2019-01-24 17:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/21aherns/c71ych0letzq/wish/324051988