Description
In the long hot summer of 1787, fifty-five men convened in Philadelphia to write a plan for governing the United States of America. This endeavor marked a second attempt, initially conceived as an improvement upon the original plan. However, faced with insurmountable challenges, the participants grappled with thorny issues, engaging in heated debates and eventual compromises to reach a consensus on the final document. As the summer drew to a close, the rush to return home left numerous details unresolved, with trust placed in the belief that these issues would find resolution in due course. Yet, this was not the end of conflict and compromises, as the document required ratification by nine of the thirteen states through specially convened conventions. These ratification debates stirred further disputes and calls for change.
