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There were 55 delegates, including George Washington (whom the delegates unanimously elected to chair the convention), Ben Franklin (the 'sage' of the convention, and, at 81, it's oldest member), Alexander Hamilton (later in the convention he was stripped of his vote when the other New York delegates left), and James Madison of Virginia (whose scrupulous notes would tell us of the proceedings of the Convention). Rhode Island did not send a delegate. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were not there because they were serving the country abroad, but they sent letters encouraging the delegates. Patrick Henry did not attend because he "smelt a rat" that the convention, which was purportedly only to revise the Articles of Confederation, would instead write an entirely new document creating a strong federal government "tending toward the monarchy." 39 delegates actually signed the Constitution.
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∙ 8y agoThere were 55 delegates, including George Washington (whom the delegates unanimously elected to chair the convention), Ben Franklin (the 'sage' of the convention, and, at 81, it's oldest member), Alexander Hamilton (later in the convention he was stripped of his vote when the other New York delegates left), and James Madison of Virginia (whose scrupulous notes would tell us of the proceedings of the Convention). Rhode Island did not send a delegate. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were not there because they were serving the country abroad, but they sent letters encouraging the delegates. Patrick Henry did not attend because he "smelt a rat" that the convention, which was purportedly only to revise the Articles of Confederation, would instead write an entirely new document creating a strong federal government "tending toward the monarchy." 39 delegates actually signed the Constitution.
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What plan for the Constitutional Convention was bicameral?
The Constitutional Convention?
The constitutional convention met in the city of?
The Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia.
Number of states represented the Constitutional convention?
there were 12 states that were represented in the constitutional convention
Was there harmony in the Constitutional Convention?
No.
What city did the Constitutional Convention meet?
The US Constitutional Convention was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The year was 1787.
What group was responsible for the creation of the us government?
The Constitutional Convention
When was the Constitutional Convention held?
The Constitutional Convention began on May 25, 1787 and ended on September 17.The Constitutional Convention is also known as the Federal Convention, the Philadelphia Convention, and the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
What was the meeting in Philadelphia in may of 1787?
The Constitutional Convention, where the modern day Constitution for the United States was written.
What plan for the Constitutional Convention was bicameral?
The Constitutional Convention?
What was relationship between Annapolis convention and the constitutional convention?
the Annapolis convention called for the constitutional convention to be held.
What was the relationship between the Annapolis convention the constitutional convention?
the Annapolis convention called for the constitutional convention to be held.
The constitutional convention met in the city of?
The Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia.
Who was at the costitutional convention?
Who was at the constitutional convention
When was Scottish Constitutional Convention created?
Scottish Constitutional Convention was created in 1989.
What date did the Constitutional Convention begin?
May 25,1787 was the start of the Constitutional Convention.
When did Scottish Constitutional Convention end?
Scottish Constitutional Convention ended in 1999.
How many delegates were there at the 2007 constitutional convention?
The Constitutional Convention took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787. There was no 2007 Constitutional Convention.
