Walker Library: HIST 2010: The Constitutional Convention of 1787: Getting Started

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Public domain image credit: Signing of U.S. Constitution by Junius Brutus Stearns.

The Constitutional Convention of 1787 by John Patrick Coby
Call Number: Reserves Desk--1st Floor
Publication Date: 2017-11-02
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Primary Documents

These foundational documents from the 18th century are relevant to the game. See the Supplemental Reading tab for additional books and articles by contemporary authors.

Articles of Confederation (1777)
The first constitution of the United States (original text plus historical background notes).
The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan (1787)
Background information and transcripts of each plan presented at the Constitutional Convention.
The Federalist Papers
A series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison between October 1787 and May 1788. The papers were meant to be influential in the campaign for the adoption of the Constitution by New York State.
The United States Constitution (1787)
The Constitution as it was ratified in in 1787. Sections that were impacted by later amendments are hyperlinked.
The Bill of Rights
Transcription of the 1789 Joint Resolution of Congress Proposing 12 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
The Northwest Ordinance (1787)
An Ordinance for the government of the Territory of the United States northwest of the River Ohio.

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HIST 2010: The Constitutional Convention of 1787: Getting Started

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