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American History Lecture Three (view source)
Revision as of 13:10, August 31, 2008
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==The Constitutional Convention==
==The Constitutional Convention==
The Constitutional Convention convened in the summer of 1787 in Philadelphia to strengthen the national government by modifying the Articles of Confederation. The Convention was immensely important and successful.
It was economics and business concerns that sparked the first series call for a national convention to improve the Articles of Confederation. In September 1786, nine (9) states accepted Virginia's call for a national convention on the issue of interstate commerce, which was trade between the states. Under the Articles of Confederation, each state could impose taxes ("tariffs") on goods or merchandise shipped to it from another state, and these "tariff wars" disrupted the free market and impeded economic progress. But only five (5) states attended this "Annapolis Convention," so it was a failure. But it did something that proved to be historic: it called for another constitutional convention to be held in Philadelphia.
The Constitutional Convention convened in the summer of 1787 in Philadelphia to strengthen the national government by modifying the Articles of Confederation. The Convention was one of the most important events in the history of mankind.
Every state sent representatives except Rhode Island. Some sources claim that Rhode Island's "[[separation of church and state]]" laid the foundation of the Constitution. But Rhode Island didn't even show up at the Constitutional Convention!
Every state sent representatives except Rhode Island. Some sources claim that Rhode Island's "[[separation of church and state]]" laid the foundation of the Constitution. But Rhode Island didn't even show up at the Constitutional Convention!