EPISODE FOURDELEGATES MEET IN PHILADELPHIA HISTORYBUFF1836 Introduction The states responded quickly to the call to send representatives to a convention to revise the Articles of Confederation ID: 590594
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The road to A CONSTITUTION
EPISODE FOUR:DELEGATES MEET IN PHILADELPHIA
HISTORYBUFF1836Slide2
Introduction
The states responded quickly to the call to send representatives to a convention to revise the Articles of Confederation
In spring of 1787, the state legislature had chosen 74 delegates to go and attend this meeting
Eventually, 55 of the 74 delegates had participated in this meeting.
The meeting or convention is now known as Constitutional Convention but it was known as Federal Convention then
1 State local leaders have opposed to giving the national government more power it was Rhode Island
Rhode Island also have a refused to send delegatesSlide3
Profiles of the Delegates
A lot was written about the remarkable collection of the people of the individual who had gathered in summer of 1787
Thomas Jefferson had referred to these people of demigods. Which basically means a person of an out some qualities to be almost god-like
Referred to them because they were more intelligent rest of 4 million Americans they were representing Slide4
What about their Experience
They were the most learned and politically experienced of their time
8 of these 55 signed the Declaration of Independence
30 had served in the Continental Army
6 of them had signed the Articles of Confederation
8 of them served in their states Constitutional Convention
7 of them either was their states governor or still is tier state Governor
39 of them had been members either Continual Congress of the Confederation of both of these
31 of them had attend college (a few Americans had received an education Slide5
What about their ages and their jobs?
Considering their experience one of the most considerable of them were youth years
Only of them were over 60 years old
Almost half of them were in their 30’s
5 of them was less than 30
Benjamin franklin was 81 and his age was taken into consideration
Most farmers represented a variety of jobs
More than half of them had been in public office
Planation owners made up the largest percentage of them
Three of them were doctors
Two had been college president
Three was college professorsSlide6
Who was missing
Founding Fathers form the famous gathering in Philadelphia
No blacks or Native Americans had participated in the Constitutional Convention
Unhealthy whit males made up 85% of the population were represented by 2 delegate of the social station Slide7
What Groups were not represented
The absence of the groups might seen strange to us today the delegates would have been equally surprised by the suggestion they would be allowed to participated
Despite the example of such remarkable and accomplished women like Abigail Adams ( Abigail is John Adams wife) and Mercy Otis Warren ( Mercy is a playwright and a historian )
Women was viewed as dependents of there fathers or husbands ( they need to rely on them for food and shelter)
When they married they married all of what they owned becalm their husbands property
They could not vote or hold public officeSlide8
What groups were not represented
The free blacks and Native Americans also had lacked pollical and legal rights
Even white men with put property couldn’t hold political office
Many poor and white middle class white could not not vote for the same reasonSlide9
Advocates of States’ rights
Some of the strongest supporters of the rights were missing in the Convention
Patrick Hennery from Virginia who was famous for fierce devotion liberty, and deicide early on staying home saying he believed the people in tis convention was planning to establish a powerful central government
Samuel Adams of Massachusetts, governor , George Clinton of New York , Samuel
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of Maryland not selected as delegate by their states
Rhode Island had avoided dealing with the convention all togetherSlide10
Several prominent Americans
Several of the best known leader of Revolutionary period were also missing from Philadelphia
Thomas Jefferson---author of the Declaration of Independence was in Paris severing as minister to France
John Adams ---- diplomatic representative of government to England and Holland was also of the country
Thomas Paine was also in Europe trying to promote his recently design for an iron bridge
Jefferson and Adams managed to influenced some of the proceedings through letters and a book about Constitution that Adams had published Slide11
KEY DELEGATES Slide12
George Washington
Even through he had retired to his estate in MT. Vernon at end of the Revolutionary war he was one of the best known and most respected men in Americans
His decision to attend the convention help some of the most important people to the convention Slide13
Thomas Jefferson
Author of the declaration of independence
He was in Paris severing minister to France Slide14
James Madison
Diplomate presentative of government to England and Holland was also out of the country Slide15
Governor Morris
Was only 35 at the time
He became disabled by an accident
He used a wooden leg not able to move one of his arms
He was active in the convention
He gave more speeches than Madison
He was an amazing writer and given credit for most of the actual language in the Constitution Slide16
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was a great lawyer and an influential in new York politics
He was 32 when he served as Washington's sectary during the Revolutionary War
He had admired British government system
Most passionate advocate for national government
His desire for s dingle chief of executive would be chosen for life
Became close to a monarchy Slide17
Benjamin Franklin
He was the senior states of the convention
He enjoyed the international reputation as a writer a scienst as well as a inventor
He had missed some of the convention meetings due to health issues
He had an important role in the convention help dispute the arguments