MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NEW US GOVERNMENT
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Most had participated in the Revolutionary War
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About half of the them were slaveholders
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More than half of them were lawyers
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The average age of the delegates was 42 and four of the most influential delegates–Alexander Hamilton, Edmund Randolph, Gouverneur Morris and James Madison–were in their thirties. Over half of the delegates graduated from College with nine from Princeton and six from British Universities.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which statement about the delegates at the Constitutional Convention is accurate? The delegates considered each one of their states to be independent.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Constitutional Convention took place from May 14 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The point of the event was decide how America was going to be governed. Although the Convention had been officially called to revise the existing Articles of Confederation, many delegates had much bigger plans.
Detailed explanation-4: -What did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention have in common?-Most had practical political experience.-Most were from rural areas.-Most were middle-class.