They did it out of fear that the rebellion might spread.
Rhode Island did not send any representatives to philadelphia
To draft the constitution.
A total of 12 states participated in the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia in 1787, sending delegates at various times. Only Rhode Island did not send delegates to the convention. The convention ultimately resulted in the drafting of the United States Constitution, which was later ratified by the states.
The United States Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787, during the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The delegates from twelve of the thirteen original states participated in the signing, with Rhode Island being the only state that did not send delegates to the convention. The states represented were Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, and North Carolina.
Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maryland, New Jersey, and Georgia all sent delegates to the Constitutional Convention. Rhode Island objected to any amendment of the Articles of Confederation and believed that the government should stay out of rights and powers belonging to the states, so Rhode Island did not send any delegates to the Convention.
Rhode Island did not send any representatives to philadelphia
To draft the constitution.
Rhode Island did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
To change the Articles of Confederation **** The delegates met to deliberate over the NEW government. The Articles of Confederation were too weak and needed "modifying". The delegates met to approve the Constitution. ****
To change the Articles of Confederation **** The delegates met to deliberate over the NEW government. The Articles of Confederation were too weak and needed "modifying". The delegates met to approve the Constitution. ****
A total of 12 states participated in the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia in 1787, sending delegates at various times. Only Rhode Island did not send delegates to the convention. The convention ultimately resulted in the drafting of the United States Constitution, which was later ratified by the states.
To change the Articles of Confederation **** The delegates met to deliberate over the NEW government. The Articles of Confederation were too weak and needed "modifying". The delegates met to approve the Constitution. ****
Rhode Island did not send anyone to the 1787 Philadelphia convention to represent their state.
Missouri did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787. At that time, Missouri was not yet a state; it was part of the larger territory known as the Louisiana Territory, which was acquired by the United States in 1803. The delegates at the convention were primarily from the original thirteen states that were seeking to create a new constitution for the United States. Missouri would later become a state in 1821.
It frightened some leading Americans. They believed that a stronger central government would protect against popular unrest. In response, Congress asked the states to send delegates to a convention in Philadelphia in 1787. their task was to revise the Articles of Confederation.
It frightened some leading Americans. They believed that a stronger central government would protect against popular unrest. In response, Congress asked the states to send delegates to a convention in Philadelphia in 1787. their task was to revise the Articles of Confederation.
It frightened some leading Americans. They believed that a stronger central government would protect against popular unrest. In response, Congress asked the states to send delegates to a convention in Philadelphia in 1787. their task was to revise the Articles of Confederation.