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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 I. Before the Constitution II. The Constitutional Convention and its compromises
I. Before the Constitution • a. government in the colonial era
II. The Constitutional Convention and its compromises • a. the Convention
Virginia Plan May 29 • New Jersey Plan June 15 • Connecticut Compromise • “three-fifth compromise” (“other persons”)
Madison: “spirit of locality” destroying the “aggregateinterests of the community”