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.
Rhode Island did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
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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.
During the American Constitutional Convention that formally began its proceedings in 1787, the smallest state (in terms of land-area) represented was Delaware. Rhode Island, the smallest state of the 'Original 13,' declined to send delegates to the Convention.
Of the originally appointed 70, only 55 delegates from 12 of the 13 original states attended the historical Constitutional Convention. Rhode Island did not send any delegates.
There were 55 and Rhode Island did not send a delegation.
Rhode Island did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention because they did not support a stronger national government in its relationship with the states. Rhode Island was consistent in avoiding or lagging when asked to support national measures...even before 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.
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.
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.
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.