The Constitutional Convention~1787 Sue’s Class. The Delegates 55 men from 12 states (Rhode Island declined to send anyone)

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The Constitutional Convention~1787 Sue’s Class

The Delegates 55 men from 12 states (Rhode Island declined to send anyone)

GDS delegates: George Washington, Virginia Alexander Hamilton, New York James Madison. Virginia James Wilson, Pennsylvania Charles Pinckney. South Carolina Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, South Carolina Roger Sherman, Connecticut William Paterson, New Jersey Elbridge Gerry, Massachusetts William Few, Georgia George Mason, Virginia

Roger Sherman, Connecticut

Oliver Ellsworth, Connecticut

William Few, Georgia

Alexander Hamilton, New York

William Paterson. New Jersey

Elbridge Gerry, Massachusetts

William Livingston, New Jersey

Rufus King, Massachusetts

Luther Martin, Maryland

John Dickinson, Delaware

John Langdon, New Hampshire

John Lansing, New York

James Madison, Virginia

George Mason. Virginia

Gouverneur Morris, Pennsylvania

Charles Pinckney, South Carolina

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, South Carolina

John Rutledge, South Carolina

James Wilson, Pennsylvania

George Washington

AGENDA ~ is it ok to create a new constitution? Madison and the Virginia Plan Sherman and the Connecticut (Great) Compromise Paterson and the New Jersey PlanPaterson and the New Jersey Plan Hamilton and the British PlanHamilton and the British Plan Charles Pinckney’s plan What powers should the presidentWhat powers should the president have? How should he be elected? The problem of slaveryThe problem of slavery ~ should slavery be abolished? Should the enslaved population be counted for representation in Congress? Are Federal Courts necessary? The fight for a Bill of Rights How should the Constitution be ratified?

Places to look for information n_founding_fathers.html