- Words to Know
- Gathering in Philadelphia
- James Madison's preparation
- Convention begins
- Virginia Plan
- Nationalists and states' righters
- Influence of John Locke and Baron de Montesquieu
- New Jersey Plan
- Connecticut Compromise (Great Compromise)
- Northern versus Southern states: The Three-Fifths Compromise
- Committee of Detail
- Importation of slaves
Source: Shaping of America, 1783–1815: Almanac, ©2006 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
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