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In 1787 55 delegates met in Philadelphia and created which document of American government?
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The United States Constitution.
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Why did American leaders thinks constitutional convention was necessary?
Delegates agreed to gather at what is called the at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in May 1787. They were to revise the Articles. They decided instead to write a document that created an entirely new and stronger national government.
What was the original document that ran the US?
First it was the Articles of Confederation Then the delegates at the Philadelphia convention created the Constitution of the US
Do you agree with the framers desision to keep proceeding of philadelphia convention secret?
THOSE IN ATTENDANCE KEPT THEIR DELIBERATIONS SECRET DURING THEIR LIFETIMES IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE DELEGATES TO MAKE ARGUMENTS WITHOUT FEAR OF RETALIATION AND TO DISCOURAGE MOB ACTION IN THE CITY. THE FINAL DOCUMENT WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL SEPTEMBER 17, AFTER THE VAST MAJORITY OF DELEGATES HAD SIGNED ON TO IT. WHAT TRANSPIRED DURING THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION IN PHILADELPHIA IN 1787? • A HUGE MISSION AWAITS DELEGATES TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, WHICH BEGINS ON MAY 14, 1787, IN PHILADELPHIA: THE PEACEFUL OVERTHROW OF THE NEW AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, OUTLINED BY THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION.
The delegates to the National Convention patterned the Constitution after which earlier document?
A federalist form of government was used by the Iroquois Nation and copied by the delegates. Iroquois Constitution
What city was the declaration of independence signed in?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the Second Continental Congress was meeting in 1776.
How did the Philadelphia delegates draft a document that would both meet the needs of the country and balance power between local and central authority?
The Philadelphia delegates drafted the US Constitution by creating a system of checks and balances that distributed power between branches of government. They also incorporated federalism, allowing for a balance of power between the national government and the states. Additionally, they included a process for amending the Constitution to adapt to changing needs.
What was the meeting where delegates from most of the US met to work on a document that created a stronger government called?
it was to write the declaration of independence
What happened at the end of the Constitution convention?
hitler came wrong anwser
The document that serves as the foundation of American government?
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How many delegates were there to sign the document-the US Constitution in 1787?
in the year of 1787,39 delegates were there to be able to sign the document- the united states constitution
Where did the delegates sign on the document?
in the convention in phillidelphia
Was Button Gwinnet the first person to sign the constitution of the united states?
Of the 55 delegates who attended the Convention, only 39 signed it. Washington, as Chairman of the Convention, signed the document first. Three delegates said they would not sign the document, even though they agreed with the need for a strong government, and the rest of the delegates had returned home by the date of the formal signing.
