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Constitution meetings
They attended the convention because they were delegates from their state and wanted to make sure that their state views were represented as well as to make sure a good government was formed.
69 or 70(leap year)
Maryland.
To select delegates to the county convention, which in turn selects delegates to the state convention.
florida
The Constitutional Convention, held in Philadelphia in 1787, was attended by 55 delegates from 12 of the 13 states. Some notable attendees included George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton. These delegates were chosen by their respective state legislatures to draft and revise the United States Constitution.
Rhode Island state didn't send delegates to the convention
by the number of delegates for each state by the number of delegates for each state
The Founding Fathers are usually considered to be the delegates who attended the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention. You can read about the delegates from each state, and find their hometowns at the following site. http://www.teacheroz.com/colonies.htm MrV
With the exception of Rhode Island, it was the original states, collectively, that chose the delegates to attend the Constitutional Convention. Several prominent Founding Fathers were not able to attend, such as Thomas Jefferson.
They were appointed by state legislatures.