Constitutional Convention

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constitutional convention historical event political conference

The Constitutional Convention was the 1787 gathering of delegates in Philadelphia that drafted the United States Constitution, establishing the framework of the federal government.

Aliases (13)

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional convention → historical event → political conference →
alsoKnownAs	Federal Convention → Grand Convention at Philadelphia → Philadelphia Convention →
compromisePlan	Connecticut Compromise →
country	United States of America →
draftedDocument	United States Constitution →
endDate	1787-09-17 →
followedBy	state ratifying conventions →
hasMainSubject	United States Constitution →
historicalPeriod	Early national period of the United States →
keyDelegate	Alexander Hamilton → Benjamin Franklin → Edmund Randolph → Elbridge Gerry → George Mason → Gouverneur Morris → James Madison → James Wilson → Roger Sherman →
locatedIn	Independence Hall → Pennsylvania →
location	Philadelphia →
numberOfDelegates	55 →
numberOfStatesRepresented	12 →
officialName	Constitutional Convention →
partOf	Founding of the United States →
president	George Washington →
proposedPlan	New Jersey Plan → Virginia Plan →
purpose	to draft a new constitution for the United States → to revise the Articles of Confederation →
result	United States Constitution → creation of a stronger federal government → establishment of the framework of the federal government →
secretary	William Jackson →
significantEvent	Great Compromise → Three-Fifths Compromise → creation of the Electoral College → drafting of the Constitution’s seven articles →
signingDate	1787-09-17 →
startDate	1787-05-25 →
stateNotRepresented	Rhode Island →
topic	amendment process → federal judiciary → powers of the federal government → regulation of commerce → representation in Congress → slavery and representation → structure of the executive branch →

Referenced by (52)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Benjamin Franklin ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") → Charles Pinckney ("United States Constitutional Convention") → George Mason ("Philadelphia Constitutional Convention") → Gouverneur Morris → James Wilson ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") → John Rutledge ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") →	memberOf
Edmund Randolph ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") → Luther Martin ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") → Oliver Ellsworth ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") → William Paterson ("Constitutional Convention (1787)") → William R. Davie ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") →	participantIn
Article IV of the United States Constitution ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") → Article IV, Section 1 of the United States Constitution ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") → Guarantee of Republican Government ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") → No Religious Test Clause ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") →	draftedBy
Commerce Compromise ("United States Constitutional Convention") → Commerce Compromise ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") → Committee on Style → Great Compromise ("United States Constitutional Convention") →	partOf
Charles Pinckney ("Constitutional Convention (1787)") → Elbridge Gerry ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") → Roger Sherman ("Philadelphia Convention of 1787") →	participatedIn
Article VII of the United States Constitution ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") → United States Constitution ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") →	adoptedBy
Constitutional Convention ("Philadelphia Convention") → Constitutional Convention ("Grand Convention at Philadelphia") →	alsoKnownAs
Framers of the United States Constitution ("Connecticut Compromise") → Framers of the United States Constitution ("Three-Fifths Compromise") →	compromise
Article VI, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution ("Philadelphia Convention") → Article VII of the United States Constitution →	draftedAt
Framers of the United States Constitution ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") → James McHenry ("Constitutional Convention of the United States") →	significantEvent
Federalist No. 40 ("the proposed Constitution was justified by necessity") →	argues
520 Chestnut Street ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") →	associatedWithEvent
Article I, Section 3 of the United States Constitution ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") →	author
American South (colonial and early national periods) ("Three-Fifths Compromise") →	constitutionalIssue
Fugitive Slave Clause ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") →	createdAtEvent
United States government →	createdBy
Necessary and Proper Clause ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") →	debatedAt
Oaths Clause ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") →	draftedByBody
Committee on Style ("United States Constitutional Convention") →	formedDuring
Three-Fifths Compromise →	formulatedAt
President of the United States as Commander in Chief of the militia of the several states when called into federal service ("United States Constitutional Convention of 1787") →	historicalOrigin
United States constitutional history ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") →	includesTopic
Articles of Confederation ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") →	influenced
Federalist No. 40 →	mainSubject
Constitutional Convention →	officialName
Extradition Clause ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") →	originatedIn
New Jersey Plan →	presentedAt
Virginia Plan ("Constitutional Convention of 1787") →	proposedAt
Federalist No. 40 ("United States Constitutional Convention of 1787") →	relatedTo
Virginia Plan ("Framing of the United States Constitution") →	relatedToEvent