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They were afraid Congress might try to end Slavery or the Slave trade
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William Livingston of the Continental Congress supported the New Jersey plan and did not support Slavery. http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/documents/fathers/newjers.html
In 1787 Washington's concerns about the disintegration of the nation prompted him to serve as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. He presided over the convention, and his support was key to ratification of the newly proposed Constitution.
He was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, and his main contribution was to lend his reputation in support of the Federalists, who sought to write a new Constitution that empowered the federal government.
He was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, and his main contribution was to lend his reputation in support of the Federalists, who sought to write a new Constitution that empowered the federal government.
Hamilton's proposal that found little support in the Constitutional Convention was that he wanted a national government. He believed that a national government would centralize power, but allow states to retain their individuality.
Rhode Island did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention because they did not support a stronger national government in its relationship with the states. Rhode Island was consistent in avoiding or lagging when asked to support national measures...even before the Constitutional Convention.
Slavery was legally supported in South Carolina prior to the Civil War, as it was in many southern states. However, slavery was abolished in the United States with the ratification of the 13th Amendment in 1865. Today, South Carolina, like the rest of the United States, does not support slavery.
He was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, and his main contribution was to lend his reputation in support of the Federalists, who sought to write a new Constitution that empowered the federal government.
There were many actions that Rufus King took to help the US Constitution. He was a Massachusetts delegate during the Continental Convention. He rallied for the support of colonies for the fight for independence. He also was one of the signers of the US Constitution.