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In which city was the Constitutional Convention held, where the founding fathers met to create a new framework for government?
The framers of the US Constitution met in Philadelphia in 1787 to 1789 to create a new government to replace the Articles of Confederation government.
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Which belief was generally held by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
A stronger central government was necessary to maintain order
What is one of the first things the delegates to the Constitutional Convention decided on?
the decision to keep deliberations as secret as possible.
Jonathan Dayton and what did he have to do with the founding fathers?
He was a law student from New Jersey that was one of New Jersey's representative's in the constitutional convention.
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.
How many constitutional convention delegates owned slaves?
25 of 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention owned slaves. Also: 5 of the 13 American States were "slave states" in 1787 and slaves made up 35% of the population of those states Some of the "Founding Fathers" owned slaves, including: James Madison Benjamin Franklin George Washington Thomas Jefferson
