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Who was too busy as governor of Massachusetts to attend the convention?
The governor of Massachusetts who was not able to attend the convention due to his work load was governor Gov. John Hancock. He was the first (October 25, 1780 to January 29, 1785) and the third (May 30, 1787 to October 8, 1793) governor of the state.
Why was a convention convened in Annapolis in 1786?
To discuss Shays’s Rebellion in Massachusetts
Which state did not attend the Philadelphia convention in 1787?
Rhode Island did not send anyone to the 1787 Philadelphia convention to represent their state.
Which state didnt send delegates to the convention?
Rhode Island state didn't send delegates to the convention
Home state of Robert Kennedy?
Massachusetts was Kennedy's home state. He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, near Boston , went to college at Harvard in Cambridge, Mass. and represented Massachusetts as a Congressman and US Senator.
What was the First state to have a constitutional convention?
Massachusetts
Who Organized the Constituional Convention?
The Massachusetts State Legislature called for and organized the Hartford Convention.
John Adams was asked to represent this New England state at the Convention but he was unable to attend?
John Adams was asked to represent the New England state of Massachusetts at the convention but he was unable to attend. Adams was the first continental delegate to represent the state of Massachusetts in 1775.
What New England territory was not a state at time of the constitutional convention?
Maine. It was a part of Massachusetts
What state was John Adams representing at the Constitutional Convention?
Well, at the Constitutional Convention...he wasn't there. He was actually abroad as a diplomat. However, he was in the Continental Congress, and there (and if he'd been at the Convention) he represented Massachusetts.
Why did Massachusetts provide that a special convention write the state's constitution?
it wanted to avoid having it be written by the legislature
Did Massachusetts attend the 1787 constitutional convention?
no
Who represented Massachusetts at the Constitutional Convention?
Elridge Gerry did.
What state is called the bay state?
Massachusetts
Who was too busy as governor of Massachusetts to attend the convention?
The governor of Massachusetts who was not able to attend the convention due to his work load was governor Gov. John Hancock. He was the first (October 25, 1780 to January 29, 1785) and the third (May 30, 1787 to October 8, 1793) governor of the state.
Who did not attend the convention because he was governor of Massachusetts?
Daniel Shays
State gem of Massachusetts?
Massachusetts has no state gem.
