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Why were the proceedings of the Constitutional Convention kept secret?
The reason why the framers kept the proceedings of the Philadelphia convention a secret is because they feared that if people knew about their arguments they would not except the new constitution. Also if people new about their discussions they would not feel as free to discuss their ideas.
Why did the delegates decide to keep the debates a secret from public?
The delegates met in secret mostly because of the farmers.
Why did the delegates of the Philadelphia convention of 1787 decide to keep it a secret?
to allow that all the delegates would speak freely to have a well thought out, personal opinion bases constitution. to allow that all the delegates would speak freely to have a well thought out, personal opinion bases constitution.
What is one of the first things the delegates to the Constitutional Convention decided on?
the decision to keep deliberations as secret as possible.
Why did some of the delegates want to censor the convention?
They wanted to keep the Constitution a secret because a leakage of information can spell treason for going against the established government, which at the time, was Articles of Confederation.
