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How many states took part in the first Constitutional Convention?
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Twelve. All states were present except for Rhode Island because they thought they would not be adequately represented. This was before the Great Compromise which led to the bicameral legislation of representation by population (house of representatives) and equal representation (senate).
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How many states still allowed the slave trade at the time of the constitutional convention?
All of them.
How many delegates t the Constitutional Convention were governor of their state?
i believe seven had been governors of their states
How many delegates were at the constitutional convention when the constitution was being formed?
74 delegates from 12 different states were chosen but 55 actually attended the convention
What states attended the constitutional convention of 1787?
Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maryland, New Jersey, and Georgia all sent delegates to the Constitutional Convention. Rhode Island objected to any amendment of the Articles of Confederation and believed that the government should stay out of rights and powers belonging to the states, so Rhode Island did not send any delegates to the Convention.
How many states participated in the Constitutional convention and who did not?
12 of the 13 states sent delegations to what became the Constitutional Convention. Rhode island did not send anyone, likely because of misgivings about the representation to be given to smaller states. Rhode Island only ratified the Constitution in 1790 after the Bill of Rights had already been passed and submitted.
How many states did the Constitutional Convention become?
twelve
How many states had to ratify the constitutional convention for it to become a law?
5
How many states are needed to call a convention?
Forty-nine states have applied for an Article V Convention (what is often called a "Constitutional Convention"), submitting more 700 applications. Article V does not permit the calling of a "constitutional convention" only a "convention for proposing amendments."
How many states still allowed the slave trade at the time of the constitutional convention?
All of them.
How many foreign delegates were at the constitutional convention?
There were no foreign delegates at the constitutional convention.
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.
How many states are needed call a convention?
If you mean for a constitutional convention to propose amendments(s) to the Constitution, 2/3 of the state legislatures. As there are 50 states, 33 would be needed for the convention to be called.
How many delegates t the Constitutional Convention were governor of their state?
i believe seven had been governors of their states
How many delegates were at the constitutional convention when the constitution was being formed?
74 delegates from 12 different states were chosen but 55 actually attended the convention
How many constitutional conventoins were held?
There was only one Constitutional Convention held in the United States. It was held in Philadelphia in 1787 to draft the US Constitution.
How many deligates attended the constitutional convention?
Of the originally appointed 70, only 55 delegates from 12 of the 13 original states attended the historical Constitutional Convention. Rhode Island did not send any delegates.
How many states were there at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
12 states went to the Constitutional Convention (also known as the Federal Convention, the Philadelphia Convention, the First Constitutional Convention, and the Constitutional Convention of 1787). Rhode Island didn't send delegates because it opposed any revision of the Articles of Confederation and it did not believe the national government had the right to interfere in the affairs of a state.All the states expect Rhode Island were represented at the constitutional convention. Because it had been self governed for over 140 years. And the state was reluctant to give up power to a central government.
