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Rhode Island refused to send a delegate to the Philadelphia (or Constitutional) Convention in 1787. Patrick Henry, who would have been Rhode Island's delegate, was suspicious of the real purpose of the meeting and did not attend.
The decision was not made in opposition to the Constitution itself, because the US Constitution hadn't been proposed, let alone written, yet. The First Continental Congress had authorized the 1787 Convention to allow delegates address weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation, but many people, like Patrick Henry, feared the proposed solutions would shift power away from the states and to the central government (which is exactly what happened).
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∙ 9y agoNot all of the Founding Fathers attended the Constitutional Convention. Most were simply unavailable or serving abroad. However, Patrick Henry chose to skip the Convention specifically to express his displeasure.
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Who chose not to attend the Constitutional Convention?
Rhode Island, because they opposed a stronger central government and chose not to attend the Constitutional Convention. Also Patrick Henry.
How many delegates were supposed to attend the Constitutional Convention?
There were 55 delegates that were suppose to attend the Constitutional Convention. This convention was held in 1787 in Philadelphia.
Did Eliza Powell attend constitutional convention?
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How many delegates attend the covention?
fiftyfive delegates were at the constitutional convention
Who was the Virginia representative who refused to attend the Constitutional Convention?
Patrick Henry
Although elected as a delagate opposed the Constitutional Convention and did not attend?
Patrick Henry
Who opposed the constitutional convention and did not attend although he was elected as a delegate?
Patrick Henry
Who chose not to attend the Constitutional Convention?
Rhode Island, because they opposed a stronger central government and chose not to attend the Constitutional Convention. Also Patrick Henry.
What was the name of the state that did not attended the constitutional convention?
Rhode Island did not attend the Constitutional Convention.
How many delegates were supposed to attend the Constitutional Convention?
There were 55 delegates that were suppose to attend the Constitutional Convention. This convention was held in 1787 in Philadelphia.
Why didn't Richard Henry Lee attend the Constitutional Convention?
Richard Henry Lee's absence from the Constitutional Convention was an act of protest. He was strongly opposed to the US Constitution, believing that the federal government it created was too powerful.
Did Benjamin Fraklin attend the Constitutional Convention?
he did
What states did not attend the Constitutional Convention?
verginia
Did Massachusetts attend the 1787 constitutional convention?
no
What people did not attend the constitutional convention?
Thomas jefferson
What Virginia representative refused to attend the constitutional convention?
Patrick Henry refused to attend. He said he 'smelt a rat' at the Convention.
Did George mason attend the constitutional convention?
he did not attend the Constitutional Convention!
