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Q: What were three of the major challenges that the constitutional convention delegates faced and how was each resolved?
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At the Constitutional Convention of 1787 serious differences about representation were resolved by creating?

At the Constitutional Convention of 1787 serious differences about representation were resolved by creating a bicameral legislature.


What was the disagreement at the constitutional convention?

Some of the disagreements at the constitutional convention were that the delegates didn't want to make a whole new form of government. They didn't want it to be to strong or weak so that one state was more superior than the other. The delegates resolved this by doing more than just revising the Articles of Confederation and wrote a whole new constition.


What momentous decision did the farmers make at the beginning of the Philadelphia convention?

"Resolved,.... that a national Government ought to be established consisting of a supreme Legislature, Executive, and Judiciary." -Edmund Randolph, Delegate from Virginia


What momentous decision did the Framers make at the beginning of the Philadelphia Convention?

That they were, infact, meeting to create a new Government for the United States."Resolved,....that a national Government ought to be established consisting of a supreme Legislative, Executive and Judiciary."


What were the major conflicts of the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 and how were they resolved?

Most delegates were acting under direct instructions from their states to repair the Articles of Confederation. The concept of creating a new government under a constitution was something that many were ill prepared to work on. A major problem was keeping a sufficient number of delegates on hand to actually pass an agreement on anything. The big state versus small state issues on representation were a constant point of argument. There were at this convention many of the great thinkers of early American History and many of them were unwilling to compromise on any issue.