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At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, George Washington was chosen to preside over the proceedings. The convention was one of the greatest events in United States history, because the United States Constitution was created there. The convention had been called under the pretext of revising the Articles of Confederation, but it was determined that an entirely new and thorough document was needed.
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What man was not present at the Constitutional Convention?
Patrick Henry
Who was the longest surviving founding father?
The longest surviving founding father that signed the Constitution was James Madison. James Madison died in 1836, but not before becoming our nations fourth President. He was the youngest man in the Constitutional Convention that met in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1787.
Were many of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention right or wrong in their belief that ordinary citizens were not well informed enough to choose the best candidate for President of the US?
94:10 He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know? [PSALMS 94:10.] Where any of the deligates qualified to choose the best?
How did Benjamin Franklin live the Enlightenment?
Franklin was one of the men who helped write the Declaration of Independence and was sent to France to negotiate for help in the revolution. He was an inventor, writer, member of the constitutional convention, and a Renaissance man.
In 1899 president McKinley appointed which man as governor over cuba?
General John Ruller Brooke served as militarygovernor of Cuba for most of the year 1899.
