The Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787: Which Framed the Constitution of the United States of America

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Monday July 23
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Friday August 10
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Saturday August 11
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Tuesday August 14
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Wednesday August 15
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Friday August 17
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Monday August 20
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Monday June 11
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Tuesday June 12
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Thursday June 14
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Saturday June 16
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Monday June 18
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Wednesday June 20
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Thursday June 21
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Friday June 22
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Monday June 4
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Tuesday June 26
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Tuesday June 5
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Wednesday June 27
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Friday June 29
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One Representative for every 40000 inhabitants recommitted
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Tuesday July 10
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Thursday July 12
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Saturday July 14
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Monday July 16
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Thursday July 19
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Friday July 20
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Saturday July 21
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Tuesday August 28
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Thursday August 30
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Friday August 31
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Saturday September 1 502
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Monday September 10
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Tuesday September 11
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Thursday September 13
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Saturday September 15
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ton October 23 1786
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Letter from Merchants Tradesmen etc of Providence Rhode
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Madisons note on the Pinckney plan apparently written
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Randolphs proposed compromise to the small States July 10 1787
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PART III
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LETTER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION DATED SEPTEMBER
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PART II
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THE FEDERAL CONVENTION OF 1787 1
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RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS DATED JULY 2 1788 SUBMITTING RATIFICATIONS
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Stran xliv - The Committee of the States, or any nine of them, shall be authorized to execute, in the recess of Congress, such of the powers of Congress as the United States, in Congress assembled, by the consent of nine States, shall from time to time think expedient to vest them with ; provided, that no power be delegated to the said committee for the exercise of which, by the articles of confederation, the voice of nine States in the Congress of the United States assembled is requisite.
Stran xxxviii - The better to secure and perpetuate mutual friendship and intercourse among the people of the different States in this Union, the free inhabitants of each of these States, paupers, vagabonds and fugitives from justice excepted, shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of free citizens in the several States...
Stran xliv - The committee of the states, or any nine of them, shall be authorized to execute, in the recess of congress, such of the powers of congress as the united states in congress assembled, by the consent of nine states, shall from time to time think expedient to vest them with...
Stran xxxix - No State, without the consent of the United States in Congress assembled, shall send any embassy to, or receive any embassy from, or enter into any conference, agreement, alliance or treaty with any king, prince or State; nor shall any person holding any office of profit or trust under the United States, or any of them, accept of any present, emolument...
Stran 342 - ... be drawn out by lot, and the persons whose names shall be so drawn, or any five of them, shall be commissioners or judges, to hear and finally determine the controversy, so always as a major part of the judges who shall hear the cause shall agree in the determination...
Stran xxxviii - For the more convenient management of the general interests of the United States, delegates shall be annually appointed in such manner as the legislature of each state shall direct, to meet in congress on the first Monday in November in every year, with a power reserved to each state to recall its delegates, or any of them at any time within the year, and to send others in their stead for the remainder of the year.
Stran xlii - States, and to appropriate and apply the same for defraying the public expences— to borrow money, or emit bills on the credit of the United States, transmitting every half year to the respective States an account of the sums of money so borrowed or emitted— to build and equip a navy— to agree upon the number of land forces, and to make requisitions from each State for its quota, in proportion to the number of white inhabitants in such State; which requisition shall be binding, and thereupon...
Stran li - May next, to take into consideration the situation of the United States ; to devise such further provisions as shall appear to them necessary to render the constitution of the Federal Government adequate to the exigencies of the Union ; and to report such an act for that purpose, to the United States in Congress assembled, as, when agreed to by them, and afterwards confirmed by the Legislatures of every State, will effectually provide for the same.
Stran xl - When land-forces are raised by any State for the common defence, all officers of or under the rank of colonel, shall be appointed by the Legislature of each State respectively by whom such forces shall be raised, or in such manner as such State shall direct, and all vacancies shall be filled up by the State which first made the appointment.
Stran xl - United States in Congress assembled, unless such State be actually invaded by enemies, or shall have received certain advice of a resolution being formed by some nation of Indians to invade such State, and the danger is so imminent as not to admit of a delay, till the United States in Congress assembled can be consulted; nor shall any State grant commissions to any ships or vessels of war, nor letters of marque or reprisal, except it be after a declaration of war by the United States in Congress...

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