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.
Rhode Island did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 because it opposed any revision of the Articles of Confederation and it did not believe the national government had the right to interfere in the affairs of a state.
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Because the terms of the Draft Constitution required it.
Conventions, Not State LegislaturesThe Federalists proposed that the Constitution should be ratified by popularly elected conventions rather than by the state legislatures.
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its acceptance by at least nine states in special conventions.
As directed by Congress, states held ratification conventions, to either ratify or reject the proposed US Constitution. It was required that 9 states ratify in order for the Constitution to become official.
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Nine States were required. They were ratified by state conventions and not the state legislatures.
They held conventions where representatives voted for or against ratification
Because the framers of the Constitutions felt that state conventions attended by local people should be able to take part in the decision making process. The United State Constitution was ratified in 1788.
Because the framers of the Constitutions felt that state conventions attended by local people should be able to take part in the decision making process. The United State Constitution was ratified in 1788.
In December 1787 the first four state conventions to ratify the constitution were held .