Authors: James Madison

Constitutional Convention
1787–1789

CC Day 2: Officers Elected

When the following members appeared: From Massachusetts:  RUFUS KING. New York:  ROBERT YATES AND ALEXANDER HAMILTON. New Jersey:  DAVID BREARLY, WILLIAM CHURCHILL HOUSTON, AND WILLIAM PATTERSON. Pennsylvania:  ROBERT MORRIS, THOMAS

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Constitutional Convention
1787–1789

CC Day 23: The Virginia Plan Revisited

On June 20th, John Lansing of New York (1754–1829) argued that the Convention needed to answer what he called the “true question:” should they maintain the current structure under the Articles of Confederation, or create a new government?

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