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United States Constitutional Convention 1787
Grand Convention at Philadelphia, May to September, 1787, Quill Project 2016 Edition.
Cite as: United States Constitutional Convention 1787, Quill Project at Pembroke College (Oxford, 2019).
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A summary view for the full record of the convention
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Sources:
16 historical records, top source:
Process:
13 committees met in 123 sessions. Average 7.6875 sessions each.
Dates from Monday, 14 May 1787 to Monday, 17 September 1787.
People:
55 people in 12 voting delegations.
Top 5 most active people are:
- James Madison (908 events)
- Gouverneur Morris (896 events)
- James Wilson (824 events)
- Roger Sherman (693 events)
- Elbridge Gerry (661 events)
Summary of person events:
- 194
join a committee. - 12
leave a committee. - 9
elections to a position.
Procedures:
288 procedural motions considered.
Summary of procedural events:
- 288
procedural motion proposed. - 36
motions debated.
Documents:
49 documents considered with 908 amendments presented.
Summary of document events:
- 49
new documents created. - 46
documents passed from another committee. - 908
amendments to a document proposed. - 368
debates on a proposal.
Decisions:
1233 number of decisions made.
Summary of decision made:
- 781
proposals adopted. - 272
proposals rejected. - 42
proposals referred to another committee. - 48
debate of a proposal postponed. - 79
proposal dropped from discussion without a formal vote. - 11 some other decision on a proposal.