On May 25th, 1787, what came to be known as the Constitutional Convention convened at the State House in Philly. Originally called merely to tweak the Articles of Confederation that had governed ...

On this day in 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia decided how many senators should represent a state ... the influence of the House. On the other hand, a very ...

What was really important to them in that steamy summer of 1787 in Philadelphia where ... representation for every state no matter its size.” This led to the House of Representatives and the ...

In the spring and summer of 1787, delegates gathered in Philadelphia ... fact that the no outsiders were allowed in the Philadelphia State House chamber where the delegates met and the delegates ...

Rosemarie Zabarri gives an overivew of the Constitutional Convention and debate over the powers of the Federal Government. On May 25, 1787, framers of the Constitution gathered in Philadelphia ...

1787. The place: Philadelphia. The occasion: the making of the United States Constitution at the Constitutional Convention. George Washington recognizes the representative from New York state ...

The 1787 gathering in Philadelphia to write the Constitution was the one and only time state representatives ... chairman of the House Budget Committee, has been a leading convention proponent.