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The Road to the Constitution Chapter 3 Section 1.

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1 The Road to the Constitution Chapter 3 Section 1

2 Constitutional Convention
55 men gathered in May of 1787 in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation. The delegates had to create a stronger government or the United States would fail. George Washington ran the Convention and set up rules for the leaders to follow.

3 Convention Rules They could only hold meetings if 7 states were present. Each state got one vote All discussions were to be kept absolutely secret.

4 Why was the convention kept secret??
*The delegates did not want the public to know the government was changing until the new constitution was complete. *Secrecy allowed delegates to compromise and change their mind. Convention information came from James Madison


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