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Constitutional Convention
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Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention
The Continental Congress Broadside Collection (253 titles) and the
Constitutional Convention Broadside Collection (21 titles) contain 274 documents
relating to the work of Congress and the drafting and ratification of the
Constitution. Items include extracts of the journals of Congress, resolutions,
proclamations, committee reports, treaties, and early printed versions of the
United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. The documents
are presented as page images and as text, and are keyword searchable. An
excellent resource on the constitutional era and its popular politics.
To Form
a More Perfect Union
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was called to revise the ailing
Articles of Confederation. The Convention soon abandoned the Articles, however,
drafting instead a new Constitution with a much stronger national government.
This exhibit tells the story of the birth of this nation.
The Avalon Project : Notes on the Debates in the
Federal Convention
Notes kept by James
Madison of the Federal Convention held in Phildelphia from May to September 1787
... The Avalon Project at Yale Law School The Madison Debates Annapolis Conv.
Constitutional Topic: The Constitutional Convention - The U.S. Constitution
Online - USConstitution.net
A discussion of the
Constitutional Topic of the Constitutional Convention
Constitution Menu: Constitutional Convention Overview
Overview Constitution w/
links to other sites
Debates in the Federal Convention: Madison's Introduction
Introduction to The Debates in the Federal Convention
of 1787 by James Madison
Voices from the Convention
direct quotations, as reported in the notes of James Madison, which reflect the
opinions of many of the delegates on key issues.
World Almanac for Kids - Constitution of the United States
Homework help guide supplies details about the constitution's drafting, the
Constitutional Convention, struggles over ratification, and constitutional
amendments.
Constitutional
Convention
Learn about the road to the convention and emergence of the
constitution after the 1787 meeting in which the constitution of the United
States was drawn up.