How did the colonial experience shape the policy agenda at the constitutional convention ?

Question

what issues comprised the agenda and how were they resolved?

Answer 1

issue one: how to effectively separate the powers of government without making it totally useless like the Articles of Confederation

issue two: how to resolve disputes between states

issue three: how to collect money (taxes)

issue four: how to raise an army

issue five: How should the legislative branch be set up? Should it be by population or just two senators from each state? If we choose to make it by population, will slaves count as people even though we regard them as property?

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