The oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention, which took place in Philadelphia, PA, was Benjamin Franklin. He was 81 years old at the time of the convention.
At the Constitutional Convention, George Washington was elected president. The convention took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from May 25 to September 17, 1787.
The Great Compromise of 1787 took place at Philadelphia. The representative and the senators boarded a plane to Philadelphia to attend the Constitutional Convention.
The convention of 1787 had no official name when it was called by Congress in its February 1787 resolution. It merely set a date and place for the convention. Indeed references to the convention afterward were equally vague in title. Not until 1835 when Congress authorized the publishing of the official record of the convention taken by the designated secretary of the convention, was an official title given to the convention. The official title given the convention by act of Congress was the "1787 Federal Convention."
The Constitutional Convention took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to address problems in governing the United States of America, which had been operating under the Articles of Confederation following independence from Great Britain.
the constitutional convention in Philadelphia
The Constitutional Convention was also called the Philadelphia Convention or the Grand Convention. The convention was from May 25 until September 17, 1787.
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The Constitutional Convention, also known as the Philadelphia Convention was taken place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Constitutional Convention took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787. There was no 2007 Constitutional Convention.
the constitutional convention took pace on may 25,178 at the Philidelphia independance hall.
The third event to occur was Vermont joins the Union. May 25, 1787 - the Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia; March 4, 1789 - the first meeting of the U.S. Congress; February 18, 1791 - Vermont became the 14th state in the Union; December 15, 1791 - the Bill of Rights was ratified
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Philadelphia was a popular meeting place in 1787. It was a central location, which is why the Constitutional Convention was held there.
He was 36 when the convention took place.