Constitutional Convention (sep 1, 1786 – may 1, 1787)
Description:
A gathering of Elites for the purpose of writing a new constitution. They discussed every problem except for slavery. The only mention of slaves was in the 3/5 compromise.As a result of only mentioning the slaves in the three-fifths compromise, the problem of slavery and slave trade was not solved. This lead to the CIvil War.
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Date:
sep 1, 1786
may 1, 1787
~ 8 months