MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NEW US GOVERNMENT
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Question
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The youngest, and most important delegate at the Constitutional Convention was:
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Thomas Jefferson
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James Madison
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Edward Rutledge
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Richard Henry Lee
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -When delegates to the Constitutional Convention assembled at Philadelphia, the 36-year-old Madison took frequent and emphatic part in the debates. Madison made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing, with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, the Federalist essays.
Detailed explanation-2: -James Madison was elected to Virginia’s 1776 Revolutionary convention, where he drafted a guarantee of religious freedom. He was later appointed to the Virginia Council of State, and in 1780 he was elected as the youngest member of the Continental Congress.
Detailed explanation-3: -Benjamin Franklin was the oldest delegate, 81. Jonathan Dayton was the youngest delegate, 26.
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