What were the main issues of debate and controversy in the creation of the federal constitution of 1787 and how were they resolved?

Congress authorised the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 for 'the sole and express purpose of revising the articles of Confederation' . It had been intended to bring delegates from all thirteen states in order to clarify in constitutional form many issues but above all to ensure and strengthen the union of these thirteen states. However such a task would prove very difficult as a result of the many centrifugal forces, which existed between the states, along with the …

…economic diversity is the true testament to the spirit of understanding and co-operation which the Constitution has afforded to generations of Americans. Bibliography: 1.<Tab/>Colin Bonwick, The American Revolution, (The MacMillan Press: London: 1991) 2.<Tab/>Sean Wilentz, Major Problems in the Early Republic 1787-1848, (D.C Heath and Company: Lexington: 1992) 3.<Tab/>Gordon S. Wood, The Confederation and the Constitution, (University Press of America: London: 1979)