MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
CREATING STATE CONSTITUTIONS AFTER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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Question
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Which state failed to show up to the Constitutional Convention?
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Georgia
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New Hampshire
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Rhode Island
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New York
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Rhode Island was the only state not to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rhode Island boycotted the Constitutional Convention. America’s littlest state had a big independence streak. Rhode Island, distrustful of a powerful federal government, was the only one of the 13 original states to refuse to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rhode Island did not send any delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
Detailed explanation-4: -It was not until May 29, 1790, that the last state, Rhode Island, finally ratified the Constitution.
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