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A conference that 55 delegates had to decide on the laws and the freedom and the 3 branches of the Government

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Q: What was the constitutional covention?
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When did the constitutional covention meet?

They met in 1787


Where was th constitutional covention held?

Philadelphia


What was the purpose of the constitutional covention?

To create a foundation for government.


President of the Constitutional Covention and delegate from Virginia?

george washington


How many delegates attend the covention?

fiftyfive delegates were at the constitutional convention


What summer did delegates convened in philadelphia for the constitutional covention?

1787 i guess


What staes were present at the constitutional covention in 1787?

All of them except Rhode Island.


One of the major compromises at the constitutional covention involved the regulation of trade also known as?

Commerce


Who was president of the US Constitutional Covention?

George Washington presided over the deliberations of the US Constitutional Convention. He also served a one of the delegates from Virginia.


Why were the states upset with the constitutional covention?

The colonies were not upset with the Constitutional Convention. That said, they had to hammer out issues of states' rights versus the rights of the new central government, which meant taking into account the interests of various economies. The economies of the northern colonies were based more on industry and those of the sourhtern colonies on agriculture.


When was Samuel William Johnson born?

William was born on October 7, 1727 and died November 14, 1819. He lived for 92 years, and was the oldest Constitutional Covention member.


Who was the president of the consitiutional covention in 1787?

george wahsington