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What document did leaders from each US State come to work on in Philadelphia in 1787?
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They came to work on and fix the Articles of Confederation and ended up with a new Constitution. Rhode Island did not attend so only 55 delegates were present.
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Which state was first?
Delaware ratified the US Constitution on December 7, 1787, becoming the first official state under the Constitution. The Confederation Congress sent the document to the states on September 28, 1787.Delaware ratified the US Constitution on December 7, 1787, becoming the first official state under the Constitution. The Confederation Congress sent the document to the states on September 28, 1787.
What American leaders attended the constitutional convention in 1787?
There were 55 delegates who met at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 which was held in Philadelphia. Some of the more well known delegates included George Washington, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, and Alexander Hamilton.
How many delegates from each state attended the Philadelphia convention in 1787?
69 or 70(leap year)
What was revised in Philadelphia in 1787?
The Constitution.
When was pennsylvania admitted to the union?
The state of Pennsylvania was admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787 as the 2nd US state. The capital is Harrisburg and the largest city is Philadelphia.
Which state did not attend the Philadelphia convention in 1787?
Rhode Island did not send anyone to the 1787 Philadelphia convention to represent their state.
What was in colonial Philadelphia?
Philadelphia was in the colony of Pennsylvania until it joined the United States of America as the second state on December 12, 1787. Philadelphia was in the colony of Pennsylvania until it joined the United States of America as the second state on December 12, 1787.
Where did Americans leaders write the Constitution?
The leaders decided to write a new constitution, In 1787 leaders from 12 of the states went to philadelphia. There they wrote the unite sates constitution convention.
In 1787 55 delegates met in Philadelphia and created which document of American government?
The United States Constitution.
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 recommended the document be ratified by?
the state legislatures
In 1787 what important document was written?
The members of the Constitutional Convention signed the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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 document was the first to ban slavery in the state or territory of the US?
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Which state was the first state?
Delaware ratified the US Constitution on December 7, 1787, becoming the first official state under the Constitution. The Confederation Congress sent the document to the states on September 28, 1787.Delaware ratified the US Constitution on December 7, 1787, becoming the first official state under the Constitution. The Confederation Congress sent the document to the states on September 28, 1787.
Why did Florida not send delgates to philadelphia in 1787?
Florida did not become a state until 1845.
When and where were was the Constitutional Convention held?
The Constitutional Convention started on May 25, 1787 and ended on September 17, 1787 when the Constitution was signed. It was held in the Pennsylvania State House in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania.
Did the authors of the Constitution write a document that was easily adapted to change?
The 55 men who met in Philadelphia to form a new government in 1787.
