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| | And there was one additional compromise required for slavery: the new Congress could not ban the importation of slavery for 20 years, until 1808. | | And there was one additional compromise required for slavery: the new Congress could not ban the importation of slavery for 20 years, until 1808. |
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| − | After all the compromises, most (but not all) of the delegates at the Convention agreed to the final form of the new Constitution, and signed it. Next it was sent to the states for ratification, and the publicity and political arguments began. | + | The Constitution was written through the use of the following committees:<ref>http://www.usconstitution.net/constcmte.html</ref> |
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| | + | : Rules Committee, appointed May 25 in order to set rules for the convention, including Alexander Hamilton and Charles Pinkney |
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| | + | : First Committee of Eleven, appointed July 2 in order to resolve the issue of equal representation in the Senate, including George Mason and William Paterson |
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| | + | : Committee of Detail, appointed July 24 in order to draft the Constitution on terms agreed to by the convention, including Edmund Randolph and James Wilson |
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| | + | : Second Committee of Eleven, appointed August 25 in order to consider issues of uniform duties and fees, including George Mason and Roger Sherman |
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| | + | : Third Committee of Eleven, appointed August 31 in order to address "tabled" and unresolved issues, including James Madison and Roger Sherman |
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| | + | : Committee of Style and Arrangement, appointed September 8 in order to revise the style and arrangement of the Constitution, including Alexander Hamilton and James Madison |
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| | + | After all the compromises and hard work of the committees, most (but not all) of the delegates at the Convention agreed to the final form of the new Constitution, and signed it. Next it was sent to the states for ratification, and the publicity and political arguments began. |
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| | The new government established by the Constitution is a mixture of other forms of government. At the time, nearly every country in the world was a monarchy. The new American government was the first of its kind. | | The new government established by the Constitution is a mixture of other forms of government. At the time, nearly every country in the world was a monarchy. The new American government was the first of its kind. |