Rhode Island (The Providence Plantations of Rhode Island). The State's leaders refused to participate in the Constitutional Convention because they believed it was a conspiracy to overthrow the current government, which was operating under the Articles of Convention. Patrick Henry, who would have been their delegate, declared he "smelt a rat," and didn't want to participate in a project that threatened state sovereignty.
Rhode Island also became the last of the original states to ratify the Constitution, on May 29, 1790.
Constitution meetings
During the American Constitutional Convention that formally began its proceedings in 1787, the smallest state (in terms of land-area) represented was Delaware. Rhode Island, the smallest state of the 'Original 13,' declined to send delegates to the Convention.
Rhode Island did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
The Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia from May to September of 1787. Delegates from the different colonies came here to discuss the problems facing the government of the United States. From this convention, the U.S. Constitution emerged and was adopted.
Rhode Island did not send anyone to the 1787 Philadelphia convention to represent their state.
Rhode Island did not attend the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787. They feared the idea of a strong federal government.
The Constitutional Converntion took place in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Constitutional Convention (also known as the Federal Convention, the Philadelphia Convention, the First Constitutional Convention, and the Constitutional Convention of 1787) was held in the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. This building is now known as Independence Hall.
what state was not represented when the constitution was signed ?Rhode Island did not want a strong central government at the time, so they refused to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
The Constitutional Convention was held in the Pennsylvania State House, which is now known as Independence Hall, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
what state was not represented when the constitution was signed ?Rhode Island did not want a strong central government at the time, so they refused to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
Constitution meetings
That was the constitutional convention at the Philadelphia state house.
George Washington represented the state of Virginia
The Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the former Pennsylvania State House, which was later renamed Independence Hall.
The Constitutional Convention started on May 25, 1787 and ended on September 17, 1787 when the Constitution was signed. It was held in the Pennsylvania State House in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania.
Well, at the Constitutional Convention...he wasn't there. He was actually abroad as a diplomat. However, he was in the Continental Congress, and there (and if he'd been at the Convention) he represented Massachusetts.
Rhode Island did not want any part in the Convention.