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Articles of Confederation

This document outlines the United States' form of government from 1777 to 1789.

The Virginia Plan

This proposal is a partial Constitution, which gives more power to large states because it creates representation by population, not by state.

The New Jersey Plan

This partial constitution gives more power to small states by creating representation according to state.

Philadelphia Convention

This meeting place is where the Constitution is proposed, debated, edited, and ultimately ratified by delegates from the states.

U.S. Constitution

This document is the final product of the Philadelphia Convention and the battles between federalists and anti-federalists are over its ratification in each state.

State Ratifying Conventions

Each of the thirteen states held one of these meetings.

The Federalist Papers

This consists of a series of articles written in defense of the Constitution.

Pennsylvania Dissenting Minority Address

This document contains all the objections of the legislators...

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