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Why did Washington and hamilton want a convention in philadelphia?
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Why did George Washington change his mind about attending the constitutional convention?
George Washington hesitated to go to the Constitutional Convention because he was suffering from Rheumatism, he had just lost his brother, he had to manage Mount Vernon, he doubted that the convention was going to accomplish very many things and he thought alot of other men with high stature were going to attend.
Why didnt rode island send delegates to the philadelphia convention?
the didnt want the convention to create a more executive government
Why did the Philadelphia Convention impose a rule of secrecy?
The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia was kept secret from the public to prevent interference. Details were finally released to the public in 1840.
2 Could the proceedings of the Philadelphia convention be kept secret today?
they didn't want anyone to know about the convention
Why didn't George Washington want to attend the Constitutional Convention?
Because it might be considered that he had a political motive.
Why did Alexander Hamilton and George Washington suggest having a grand convention in philadelphia?
It was the revising the articles of confederation which was the united states' first government after the revolutionary war. The reason the met at Philidalphia was to revise the articles of confederation and make a more centralized government.
Why did president Washington want both Thomas Jefferson ans Alexander Hamilton to be among his colsest advisers?
Because they were experienced in their respective departments. Thomas Jefferson had been a diplomat overseas for quite some time (that was where he'd been during the Constitutional Convention), and was very adept at foreign relations. Alexander Hamilton was a financial genius who had once helped to run a shipping company in the West Indies when he was a teenager. Washington was smart, and he knew that both Jefferson and Hamilton were smart men and it would be a good idea to have their advice. Too bad they hated each other, but that is another story.
Why was George Washington afraid to show support of the constitution in public?
He wasn't , but he did stay quite as he headed the convention because he didn't want to influence the work.
What president didn't originally want to become a President out of Washington Hamilton or Adams?
President Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977) did not want to be President of the US. His aspiration was to be Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
Why do you think news of Shayss Rebellion made states eager to participate in the Philadelphia convention?
He was a farmer and he did not want to pay any tax because he fought in the revolutionary war to get freedom from the king.
Why did Washington desperately want a Declaration?
Why did Washington desperately want a Declaration?
Why did George Washington remain silent for most of the Constitutional Convention?
To avoid the appearance that he was dictating the terms of the constitution. Washington's word carried more weight than anyone else's, and he didn't want to be seen as a king making up all of the rules himself.
