Leaders like Patrick Henry refused to attend.
Rhode Island did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
All 13 states were invited to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention. Only Rhode Island refused to send delegates, fearing (correctly) that the Convention didn't really intend to revise the Articles of Confederation, but rather to replace it with a Constitution that created a strong federal government.
There were 7 delegates from Virginia, but only 3 signed the final draft. They were George Washington, James Madison, and John Blair. Two delegates were not present for the signing: George Wythe and James McClurg. Two Virginia delegates present refused to sign: George Mason and Edmund Randolph. Massachusetts delegate Elbridge Gerry also refused to sign.
55 delegates attended the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. 2 from New Hampshire. 3 sent each from New York, and Connecticut. Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and North Carolina each sent 5. Georgia, Massachusetts, and South Carolina each sent 4. Pennsylvania sent 8, and Virginia sent 7. Rhode Island refused to send any delegates, and Patrick Henry refused to attend stating he "smelled a rat in Philadelphia, tending toward the monarchy."
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry refused to attend. He said he 'smelt a rat' at the Convention.
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John Dickinson was important in the Constitution. He was a Contentional Congressman, a Representative of Delaware, refused to sign the Declaration of Independence, and wrote many, many essays.
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.
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.
Virginia
Patrick Henry, and the State of Rhode Island, in general.
Leaders like Patrick Henry refused to attend.
Leaders like Patrick Henry refused to attend.
Leaders like Patrick Henry refused to attend.
Leaders like Patrick Henry refused to attend.