Delegate Backgrounds: - Biographical Information can be found hereand/or here - Background Information about the states can be found here
Overall Summaries: - Visit this link for summaries of delegate opinions - For a day by day summary of the Convention and the resolutions that were proposed and passed visit this link **Click on day, use ctrl+F (for Find), and enter in your delegate’s name to see if he said anything during that day of the convention. No luck? Click another day!** - Click here for commentary from delegates and observers - Use this link and/or this link to look at each issue as a whole - Click here for information regarding the economic status of each state under the Articles of Confederation
Should national government remain weak or should national government be granted more power? - Click here for the 6/2 delegate conversation surrounding this debate - Click herefor an overview on how this issue was resolved How should national government be structured? Should it include more than just Congress? - Click here for the 6/16 delegate conversation surrounding this debate - Click here for the 6/20 delegate conversation surrounding this debate
What powers should each branch of government have? - Click herefor an overview on how this issue was resolved
How should representation be decided: by population or equally by state? - Click here for the 5/30 delegate conversation surrounding this debate - Click here for the 6/9 delegate conversation surrounding this debate - Click here for the 7/14 delegate conversation surrounding this debate
Should slaves count as a part of the population to decide representation? - Click herefor an overview on this issue and some of its resolutions - Click herefor an overview on this issue and some of its resolutions
Should the slave trade continue or should the slave trade be abolished? - Click herefor an overview on this issue and some of its resolutions
Do we need to worry about government taking away our individual rights? If so, how do we guarantee our national rights are protected? - Click herefor an overview on this issue and some of its resolutions