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1. The constitution, part 1: background and compromises

1. The constitution, part 1: background and compromises. I. Before the Constitution II. The Constitutional Convention and its compromises. I. Before the Constitution a. government in the colonial era. b. the Articles of Confederation. Shay’s rebellion (MA, 1786-1787).

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1. The constitution, part 1: background and compromises

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  1. 1. The constitution, part 1: background and compromises I. Before the Constitution II. The Constitutional Convention and its compromises

  2. I. Before the Constitution • a. government in the colonial era

  3. b. the Articles of Confederation

  4. Shay’srebellion (MA, 1786-1787)

  5. II. The Constitutional Convention and its compromises • a. the Convention

  6. May – September 1787

  7. James Madison

  8. b. compromises

  9. Montesquieu

  10. John Locke

  11. Virginia Plan May 29 • New Jersey Plan June 15 • Connecticut Compromise • “three-fifth compromise” (“other persons”)

  12. Madison: “spirit of locality” destroying the “aggregateinterests of the community”

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