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Which belief was generally held by the Founding Fathers at the Constitutional Convention in 1787
September 17, 1787
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The Founding Fathers were the political leaders who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776, or who participated in framing and adopting the U.S. Constitution in 1787-1788, putting the new government into effect.
They were both delegates. Two of the founding fathers of the USA.
The Federalists. Read the Federalist Papers at constitution.org.
The Founding Fathers made a new Constitution between May and September of 1787. It was adopted on September 17, 1787 and then sent to the states for ratification. It required 9 of the 13 states to become the law of the states. That happened on June 21, 1788 when New Hampshire ratified. Within 5 weeks, Virginia and New York ratified. NC in 1790 and RI in 1791
The founding fathers were educated between the years 1776 to 1787. They had a firm view aboutÊthe focus on education.Ê
The Founding Fathers used debate and compromise to solve problems at the Constitutional Convention. The convention was held in 1787.
Daniel Carroll was present at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and is considered one of the Founding Fathers. He signed both the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution, one of only five men to do so.
In 1787, James Madison was a prominent political figure and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He played a crucial role in the drafting of the United States Constitution and was one of the authors of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays advocating for the adoption of the Constitution. Madison's contributions to the Constitutional Convention and his later work as the fourth President of the United States earned him the nickname "Father of the Constitution."
Thomas Jefferson began to write it around 1775. He finished in 1776 and for a month the founding fathers edited it. It was published on July 4, 1776