No. They were added because some delegates refused to approve the constitution without it.
Thomas Jefferson led the group of delegates who refused to support the Constitution until it included a Bill of Rights.
Thomas Jefferson led the group of delegates who refused to support the Constitution until it included a Bill of Rights.
Thomas Jefferson led the group of delegates who refused to support the Constitution until it included a Bill of Rights.
The three delegates who refused to sign the Constitution of the United States were George Mason, Elbridge Gerry, and Edmund Rudolph. They refused to sign because they believed that the Constitution did not protect the rights of the individuals enough and that the government would be able to run unchecked.
40 delegates signed, 13 weren't there and didn't sign, and 3 refused to sign.
Three--Randolph and Mason, of Virginia, and Gerry, of Massachusetts--refused to sign.
Thomas Jefferson led the group of delegates who refused to support the Constitution until it included a Bill of Rights.
The three delegates who refused to sign the Constitution of the United States were George Mason, Elbridge Gerry, and Edmund Rudolph. They refused to sign because they believed that the Constitution did not protect the rights of the individuals enough and that the government would be able to run unchecked.
what state was not represented when the constitution was signed ?Rhode Island did not want a strong central government at the time, so they refused to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
The Constitution was finished on September 12, 1787. Of the 55 delegates, 42 attended most of the meetings, and 39 delegates (and the attesting secretary) actually signed the Constitution. Edmund Randolph and George Mason of Virginia and Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts refused to sign, due in part to the lack of a bill of rights.
what state was not represented when the constitution was signed ?Rhode Island did not want a strong central government at the time, so they refused to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention.