Unit 3: The Road to Reform, the Constitutional Convention, and the Battle for Ratification

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Learn about the process that led to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in Philadelphia, the key debates and compromises that shaped the Constitution, and the battle over the ratification of the Constitution.

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