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Library of Congress

Loc: Records of the Federal Convention: Farrand

For Students 9th - 10th
This article offers discussion of various aspects of the Federal Constitutional Convention of 1787, along with images from original congressional documents.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Farrand's Records: Randolph's Suggestion for Conciliating

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Randolph's actual words from the Library of Congress in his proposal and reaction to the New Jersey Plan for solving the representation question in Congress, as recorded by James Madison at the Federal Constitutional Convention.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: A Century of Lawmaking: Congressional, 1774 1875

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the actual statements from the Library of Congress as recorded during the Federal Convention, of the debates on representation in the House of Representatives and of the struggle between small and large states. The responses to this...