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HIS 303 Week 1 DQ 2 The Constitutional Convention of
1787 (Ash)
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The Constitutional Convention of 1787. Americans today generally
revere the Constitution and appeal to it as an impeccable authority on
current events (even when the Americans in question have never closely
read the Constitution). However, when the Constitution was first
presented to the American people, many of them opposed it and the
nation almost did not ratify it. Even among the original framers of the
Constitution (Framers) themselves, some, like Benjamin Franklin,
thought it was imperfect and a few, like George Mason, refused to sign it.
Identify the events and developments which led to the Constitutional
Convention of 1787 and explain the opposition to the new Constitution.
What weaknesses did the earlier Articles of Confederation seem to
contain and how specifically did the Constitution address those apparent
weaknesses? What major differences divided the Framers at the
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