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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1988

Page

8

Northwest Ordinance Passes in Continental Congress

July 13 action in New York Congress approves the Northwest Ordinance establishing state admission rules and equality among old and new states for the United States.

Congress Continental Congress New York

First Federalist Paper Published in 1787 1788 Debates

In October 27 1787 the first of the Federalist Papers appears in newspapers as part of the campaign to defend the Constitution. The 85 essays were authored to influence ratification debates across the states.

James Madison Virginia

Great Compromise Proposed at Constitutional Convention

On July 16 Roger Sherman of Connecticut introduced a plan at the Constitutional Convention to create two houses of Congress. One based on state population and the other with two members from each state.

Roger Sherman Connecticut

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