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Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, Elbridge Gerry,George mason
Massachusetts: Rufus King
New Hampshire: John Langdon
New York: Alexander Hamilton
Rhode Island: None
Connecticut: Roger Sherman
New Jersey: William Patterson
Pennsylvania: Governeur Morris, and Benjamin Franklin
Delaware: John Dickinson
Maryland: James McHenry
Virginia: James Madison, George Washington
North Carolina: High Williamson
South Carolina: Pierce Butler
Georgia: Abraham Baldwin
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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
What was the the name of the states that did not attend the constitution?
Rhode Island was the only state that didn't send delegates to the Constitutional Convention. It was also the last state to ratify the Constitution.
For what purpose did the delegates to the constitutional convention originally meet?
The delegates to the Constitutional Convention originally met to reform the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation were the guidelines for the first national government of the United States. However, they were weak and did not give enough power to the national government so that it was able to hold all of the separate states together. That is why they wanted to reform it. When they started the convention, they discovered that since the Articles of Confederation were so fundamentally flawed it would be better to just come up with an entirely new form of government. So they created the Constitution of the United States of America, which is still used today.
Were there any female delegates at the constitutional convention?
Women did not have the right to vote nationally in the United States until the ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920. Susan B. Anthony, Julia Ward Howe, Carrie Chapman Catt and the many other women suffragettes made this a reality.
How many delegates showed up to the first convention in philadalphia?
55 delegates attended the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. 2 from New Hampshire. 3 sent each from New York, and Connecticut. Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and North Carolina each sent 5. Georgia, Massachusetts, and South Carolina each sent 4. Pennsylvania sent 8, and Virginia sent 7. Rhode Island refused to send any delegates, and Patrick Henry refused to attend stating he "smelled a rat in Philadelphia, tending toward the monarchy."
