Themes and Threads: Founding Documents & Ideals

Constitutional Convention
1787–1789

CC Day 3: The Rules Adopted

In Convention, — From Massachusetts, NATHANIEL GORHAM and CALEB STRONG; from Connecticut, OLIVER ELLSWORTH; from Delaware, GUNNING BEDFORD; from Maryland, JAMES McHENRY; from Pennsylvania, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, GEORGE CLYMER, THOMAS MIFFLIN, and

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Constitutional Convention
1787–1789

CC Day 1: The Early Arrivals

Was the day fixed for the meeting of the Deputies in Convention, for revising the federal system of government. On that day a small number only had assembled. Seven States

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