What was the Article that they followed before named
Articles of Confederation
what state did the convention take place in
Pennsylvania
what state didn't attend
Rhode Island
Who Was gonna be president
George Washington
Why did the need to house a convention in the first place.
To Get rid of the old Rules and make a brand new set of rules. (if explaining is similar or better it counts
May 25
name one person who attended the convention
Ellsworth (Elsworth), Oliver*
Johnson, William S.
Sherman, Roger
Bassett (Basset), Richard
Bedford, Gunning, Jr.
Broom, Jacob
Dickinson, John
Read, George
Baldwin, Abraham
Few, William
Houstoun, William*
Pierce, William L.*
Carroll, Daniel
Jenifer, Daniel of St. Thomas
Martin, Luther*
McHenry, James
Mercer, John F.*
Gerry, Elbridge*
Gorham, Nathaniel
King, Rufus
strong, Caleb*
Gilman, Nicholas
Langdon, John
Brearly (Brearley), David
Dayton, Jonathan
Houston, William C.*
Livingston, William
Paterson (Patterson), William
Hamilton, Alexander
Lansing, John, Jr.*
Yates, Robert *
Blount, William
Davie, William R.*
Martin, Alexander *
Spaight, Richard D.
Williamson, Hugh
Clymer, George
Fitzsimons, Thomas
Franklin, Benjamin
Ingersoll, Jared
Mifflin, Thomas
Morris, Gouverneur
Morris, Robert
Wilson, James
Butler, Pierce
Pinckney, Charles
Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth
Rutledge, John
Blair, John
Madison, James
Mason, George *
McClurg, James*
Randolph, Edmund J.*
Washington, George
Wythe, George*
True or false black people attended the convention
False
How many people did each state get in the senate
2 people
Why did they need to host this convention??
They needed to get rid of the articles of confederation
What year did the convention take place
1787
Name three people that attended the convention
Ellsworth (Elsworth), Oliver*
Johnson, William S.
Sherman, Roger
Bassett (Basset), Richard
Bedford, Gunning, Jr.
Broom, Jacob
Dickinson, John
Read, George
Baldwin, Abraham
Few, William
Houstoun, William*
Pierce, William L.*
Carroll, Daniel
Jenifer, Daniel of St. Thomas
Martin, Luther*
McHenry, James
Mercer, John F.*
Gerry, Elbridge*
Gorham, Nathaniel
King, Rufus
strong, Caleb*
Gilman, Nicholas
Langdon, John
Brearly (Brearley), David
Dayton, Jonathan
Houston, William C.*
Livingston, William
Paterson (Patterson), William
Hamilton, Alexander
Lansing, John, Jr.*
Yates, Robert *
Blount, William
Davie, William R.*
Martin, Alexander *
Spaight, Richard D.
Williamson, Hugh
Clymer, George
Fitzsimons, Thomas
Franklin, Benjamin
Ingersoll, Jared
Mifflin, Thomas
Morris, Gouverneur
Morris, Robert
Wilson, James
Butler, Pierce
Pinckney, Charles
Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth
Rutledge, John
Blair, John
Madison, James
Mason, George *
McClurg, James*
Randolph, Edmund J.*
Washington, George
Wythe, George*
False
What fraction of a person did a slave count as
3/5
WHY DID THEY Get ride of the articles of confederation
to make a new set of laws
Were did the convention take place
Philadelphia
How many states sent delegates
12 states
True or false they agreed on having 1 house of representatives
This is a trick the answer is True they only had 1 house of representatives
How many people did each state get in the house of representatives
depends on how many people are in your state
True or false everyone could attend the convention
False only rich white men could attend
(Bonus!! Double points of this question if correct) What was the exact date they meet at the convention
May 25 1787
How Many People Attended the Convention
55 Delegates attended
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How Many people in each state equals 1 representative
30,000