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Thomas Jefferson was actually a replacement at the Second Continental Congress. The delegate he replaced was the First Continental CongressÕs President Peyton Randolph. At the commencement of the Second Continental Congress, Randolph was summoned to preside over the Virginia House of Burgesses and sent Jefferson in his stead.
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∙ 13y agoJohn Adams was serving as US ambassador to Great Britain at the time of the convention and Jefferson was in Paris as US Minister to France. Therefore they couldn't have been able to attend.
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∙ 6y agoDuring the Constitutional Convention, Thomas Jefferson was in France and John Adams was in England.
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∙ 12y agoThey were over seas in france
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∙ 11y agobecause he died
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Who was selected to lead the Constitutional Convention?
John Adams was chosen as the head of the Constitution Congress.
Who wasn't at the convention?
John Adams
Did john Adams remarry after Abigail Adams died?
no he didnt
Did John Quincy Adams go to school?
No he didnt. He was home-schooled by his father John Adams.
Where did John Adams write the Massachusetts state constitution?
He didn't write it.
Why did Jefferson miss the signing of the constitution?
Jefferson was busy being a diplomat overseas and missed the entire convention, although both he and John Adams sent letters to it.
What made John Adams a good leader?
John Adams was a mediocre leader. he didnt really do that much as a president
Is John Adams the main author of the Virginia constitution?
John Adams is the main author of the Massachusetts Constitution, which all other 13 colonies based their own Constitution on.
Is John Quincy Adams the father of the constitution?
No, John Q. Adams was not a contributor to the writing of the Constitution. James Madison is the man known as the father of the Constitution with good reason.
Which leaders of the Revolutionary era did not attend the Constitutional Convention?
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams.
Tell you about John Adams?
Abagail Adams is most famous for reminding her husband John Adams in a letter to him at the Consitutional Convention "don't forget the ladies"
Did John Adams sign the constitution of 1787?
NO
