Yes , because they were elected by the population of the states to meet there. I hope this was helpful !!
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Rhode Island
New York
Benjamin Franklin, of Pennsylvania
They are elected officials that are sent to represent others.
George Washington represented the state of Virginia
In the first constitutional convention, he represented the state of North Carolina.
The framers agreed to create the United States Senate and House of Representatives as a compromise. During the Constitutional Convention, framers disagreed on whether or not the legislative branch of government should represent the states equally or based on population. As such, the Senate has an equal number of 2 representatives for each state, and the House of Representatives has a certain number of representatives for each state depending on population.
Alexander Hamilton was one of three delegates from New York.
what state was not represented when the constitution was signed ?Rhode Island did not want a strong central government at the time, so they refused to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
Alexander Hamilton represented the state of New York during the period of time that he attended the Constitutional Convention.
39 plus William Jackson, who was the secretary of the Constitutional Convention, and did not actually represent a state. So 40 in total.
Mere convention, my dear friend, mere convention.