Eagle
on Constitution - Wonderful color and details! Makes an impressive
gift! Measures 14"H x 7"W x 7"D. Comes in a colored gift box.
Our Founding Fathers
The Federal Convention convened in the State House (Independence Hall)
in Philadelphia on May 14, 1787, to revise the Articles of
Confederation. Because the delegations from only two states were at
first present, the members adjourned from day to day until a quorum of
seven states was obtained on May 25. Through discussion and debate it
became clear by mid-June that, rather than amend the existing Articles,
the Convention would draft an entirely new frame of government. All
through the summer, in closed sessions, the delegates debated, and
redrafted the articles of the new Constitution. Among the chief points
at issue were how much power to allow the central government, how many
representatives in Congress to allow each state, and how these
representatives should be elected--directly by the people or by the
state legislators. The work of many minds, the Constitution stands as a
model of cooperative statesmanship and the art of compromise.
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