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What did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention do to end the debate about how to elect the President?
They decided to let Congress elect the President.
What was the outcome of the Annapolis Convention?
The Annapolis Convention resulted in a request for a larger convention where all states would send delegates authorized to examine broad issues. This led to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
Why did the Constitutional Convention meet in secret?
Delegates would be free to change their minds as new information was presented
Where did the South declare there independence in the civil war?
At Montgomery, Alabama. On Feb. 4, 1861 a Convention of the delegates of the seven seceded States met there and decided to draw up a new Constitution. The document was presented to the assembly and approved on Feb. 7, 1861, giving birth to the Confederate States of America (CSA)
What is the name of the meeting were delegates decided to stop trade with Britain?
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The delegates at the Constitutional Convention decided to base the Constitution on the blank drafted by James Madison?
Virginia Plan
The delegates at the Constitutional Convention decided to base the Constitution on the drafted by James Madison?
The delegates at the Constitutional Convention decided to base the Constitution on the Virginia Plan, which was drafted by James Madison. The Virginia Plan called for a strong central government with separate branches and a bicameral legislature. Madison's plan heavily influenced the structure and principles of the Constitution.
What is one of the things the delegates to the Constitutional Convention decide on?
The Delegates decided whether to ratify The Articles Of Confederation or our current Constitution. In doing so they created our amazing Representative Republic.
What did the delegates do to the Articles of Condfederation?
Initially, delegates were called to the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention to revise the still in-effect Articles of Confederation. After a while, however, the convention decided to scrap the Articles altogether in favor of drafting a new Constitution.
What was decided at constitutional convention?
A new constitution with a strong executive branch was needed.
How long did it take them to finish the constitution exactly?
The Constitutional Convention in which the constitution was created began on May 25, 1787 and its final session was on September 17, 1787. At this time the delegates from each state decided whether to ratify it or not.
Why did delegates at the constitutional convention want to change the articles of confederation?
The purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to fix problems in the Articles of Confederation, however, the delegates ended up writing the United States Constitution. The US Constitution was ratified on June 21, 1788.
What did the delegates to the constitutional convention decided to?
Replace the Articles of Confederation with an entirely new document(apex)
What is one of the first things the delegates to the Constitutional Convention decided on?
the decision to keep deliberations as secret as possible.
Why did the Constitutional convention get held?
The Constitutional Convention was held to revise the Articles of Confederation. However, the delegates were making so many adjustments that they decided to redo it altogether. This new form of goverment became the Constitution that we still use today.
Why was ratification of the Constitution not automatic?
The delegates to the constitutional convention, which included all of the original colonies except for Rhode Island, decided that the Constitution would become effective after 9 of the 13 states ratified it. However, it would only be effective in states that ratified it.
What did the leaders decide to do instead of revising the Articles of Confederation?
The convention that came to be known as the Constitutional Convention or the Federal Convention, meeting in Philadelphia, was instructed by the government under the Articles to revise the existing frame of government. Instead, the delegates decided to throw out the Articles of Confederation and write a new constitution for the nation.
