The first congress had a convention in Delaware over rhode island ratifying the constitution and then they all hit the peace pipe
The Constitution was written in Philadelphia State House (not Delaware) between May and September of 1787. Signing did occur on September 17. While it was probably forwarded to Congress, it was the Congress under the Articles of Confederation which had been scrapped in favor of the Constitutional Convention. Technically, the document was forwarded to independent ratifying conventions in each state and fully ratified in early 1789.
John Dickinson came out of retirement to serve as the Delaware delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He served on the Committee on Postponed Matters, helped to engineer the Great Compromise, and launched a letter writing campaign to persuade ratification of the Constitution.
it is actually Delaware
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.
The congress provides for the organization of the Northwest Territory and outlines the steps that a territory must take in order to become a state. Delegates meet in Philadelphia and draft the Constitution. Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the Constitution.
Rhode Island
George Read 1733-1798)Represented Delaware at the Continental Congress. During the Constitutional Convention he served as president of the committee that drafted the document.
He was:Elected to the Pennsylvania Assembly, 1764Member of Stamp Act Congress, 1765Member of the Continental Congress, 1774-1776, '79Member of Delaware Assembly, 1780Governor of Pennsylvania, 1782-1785Member of Constitutional Convention, 1787Member of Delaware Constitutional Convention, 1792 ?3120 eijskodje4585245889
He championed the rights of the small states at the Constitutional Convention. At the convention he repersented Delaware. He also quoted Wright and Morris in their soldier- state men of the consitution.
The Constitution was written in Philadelphia State House (not Delaware) between May and September of 1787. Signing did occur on September 17. While it was probably forwarded to Congress, it was the Congress under the Articles of Confederation which had been scrapped in favor of the Constitutional Convention. Technically, the document was forwarded to independent ratifying conventions in each state and fully ratified in early 1789.
Philadelphia. The convention was held there. Philadelphia. The convention was held there.
The constitutional convention occurred second.
John Dickinson was important in the Constitution. He was a Contentional Congressman, a Representative of Delaware, refused to sign the Declaration of Independence, and wrote many, many essays.
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.
Delaware ratified the US Constitution on December 7, 1787, becoming the first official state under the Constitution. The Confederation Congress sent the document to the states on September 28, 1787.Delaware ratified the US Constitution on December 7, 1787, becoming the first official state under the Constitution. The Confederation Congress sent the document to the states on September 28, 1787.
Delaware ratified the US Constitution on December 7, 1787, becoming the first official state under the Constitution. The Confederation Congress sent the document to the states on September 28, 1787.Delaware ratified the US Constitution on December 7, 1787, becoming the first official state under the Constitution. The Confederation Congress sent the document to the states on September 28, 1787.
The first state to ratify the Constitution was Delaware in 1787. The ninth state to ratify was New Hampshire on June 21, 1788.