Who Went To The Constitutional Convention On September 17, 1787
The U.S. Constitution
The U.S. Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787 by delegates who went to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. The convention was supervised by George Washington. It established fundamental laws, America’s national government and the basic rights for American citizens. In America’s first government document which was the Articles of Confederation.
The Articles of Confederation was approved in 1781. At that time was a loose confederation of states. The nation was less together each state was running like independent countries instead of being one whole nation. In that time the national government was small, it was only comprised of one single legislature. In the Congress of Confederation, there was no president, and there was no judicial branch. The Articles of Confederation gave power to the Congress to conduct war, regulate currency, and govern foreign affairs. However, in reality these power …show more content…
In 1786 a lawyer and politician named Alexander Hamilton from New York, announced a constitutional convention to deliberate the matter of improving America’s government to become stronger. In February 1787 the idea was settled. It invited all 13 states to send delegates or commissioners to the meeting in Philadelphia.
On May 25, 1787, the Constitutional Convention opened in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania State House. Which today is known as the Independence hall. 55 delegates attended from all the 13 states, all except Rhode Island. Rhode Island did not send a representatives because the state did not want a forceful central government interfering in its economic business. George Washington who would eventually become a national hero was voted to be the president of the convention by a unanimous
The U.S. Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787 by delegates who went to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. The convention was supervised by George Washington. It established fundamental laws, America’s national government and the basic rights for American citizens. In America’s first government document which was the Articles of Confederation.
The Articles of Confederation was approved in 1781. At that time was a loose confederation of states. The nation was less together each state was running like independent countries instead of being one whole nation. In that time the national government was small, it was only comprised of one single legislature. In the Congress of Confederation, there was no president, and there was no judicial branch. The Articles of Confederation gave power to the Congress to conduct war, regulate currency, and govern foreign affairs. However, in reality these power …show more content…
In 1786 a lawyer and politician named Alexander Hamilton from New York, announced a constitutional convention to deliberate the matter of improving America’s government to become stronger. In February 1787 the idea was settled. It invited all 13 states to send delegates or commissioners to the meeting in Philadelphia.
On May 25, 1787, the Constitutional Convention opened in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania State House. Which today is known as the Independence hall. 55 delegates attended from all the 13 states, all except Rhode Island. Rhode Island did not send a representatives because the state did not want a forceful central government interfering in its economic business. George Washington who would eventually become a national hero was voted to be the president of the convention by a unanimous