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First tell us what 'the following' are.
The proceedings at the Convention were kept secret because the reestablishment of a new Constitution was controversial. The colonists wanted the Articles of Confederation to be amended not entirely scrapped the way it was. To have made it publicly known would have made the delegates traitors of the republic and there would have been no change to the existing document.
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What delegates of the constitutional convention agree upon?
None of the plans
What were 7 areas in which the framers of the constitution agreed upon?
What did the framers of the constitution agree/disagree upon at the constitutional convention?
What delegates to the constitutional convention get rid of the articles of confederation?
In a sense.The Constitutional Convention, in itself, did not replace the Articles of Confederation. The Constitution was created at the Convention and it was based upon some of the ideals that the Articles of Confederation had, but had changed many things.So, in a sense, no. The Constitutional Convention did notreplace the Articles of Confederation, but the Constitution that was created then did.
Who president over the constitutional convention of 1787?
The 1787 Constitutional Convention took place from May 25th to September 17th, 1787. The delegates in attendance quickly agreed upon George Washington to be the president of the convention. Washington would be elected in 1789 to be the first president of the United States under the new Constitution.
Who is the oldest member of Constitutional Convention?
James Madison Jr., who passed away in 1836. During the Constitutional Convention Madison, a Virginia representative, took daily notes of the event that were released upon his death. Madison's political career includes Secretary of State (1801-1809) and President of the United States (1809-1817) Extensive information on the delegates of the Convention can be found at: http://teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/delegates/age.html
Is the 1787 meeting at which the Constitution of the US was debated and agreed upon?
Constitutional Convention
When was the constitution agreeded upon?
The U.S. Constitution was agreed upon on September 17, 1787. This date is known as Constitution Day and commemorates the signing of the document by the delegates at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
Did delegates views differ on the issue of the foreign slave trade?
During the US Constitutional Convention there was a debate about outlawing slavery and or other means to reduce slavery. The Southern colonies-States threatened to walk out of the Convention if there was to be an outlawing of slavery. A compromise was agreed upon whereby in 1808, no more slaves could enter the new USA.
The Virginia Plan of the Constitutional Convention proposed a system of representation in the national legislature that was based upon?
equal representation between states
What was not one of the problems faced by the delegates at the Constitutional convention of 1787?
Some of the problems in the constitutional convention in 1787 was that of the 74 delegates chosen to attend this, only 55 were present. During the four months that they were there, they had to deal with problems such as the press, weather, and issues. By meeting with each other in order to create a new type of government, these people were basically trying to overthrow the government, which was the Articles of Confederation at that time. They had to keep it a secret even though each state knew that they were there in order to do so, legally, the states did not know if it could be done. They had to make an oath of secrecy. In order to keep things out of the press, they had to have 2 guards at each entrance. Their secrecy only made the press more curious. In the history of Philadelphia, that summer was the hottest summer. The average temperature was 98 degrees. These men were wearing wool and wigs. In between themselves, they also had friction. On some issues, such as representation based upon population, they were divided.These people did it for free but were rewarded with their names written down in history.
What were New York's major concerns at the Constitutional Convention?
There were two major concerns at the US Constitutional Convention. One was that delegates that were not Federalists demanded amendments to the Constitution to guarantee that the Federal government would not infringe upon the laws of the various states. Another important issue was how to deal with the slavery question. The best compromise that was accepted was that after 10 years, no more new slaves would be imported to the US.
What was Benjamin Franklin's opinion about the final Constitution created by the delegates?
According to the National Constitution Center, www.constitutioncenter.org, There is a story, often told, that upon exiting the Constitutional Convention Benjamin Franklin was approached by a group of citizens asking what sort of government the delegates had created. His answer was: "A republic, if you can keep it."
