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History Vault. Westward Expansion. Search: Search. Constitution Signers of the US Constitution. Popular forms. For Consumer Information Legal Forms. Services Attorney Assistance. Attorneys Do you Care to Help People? Can you gain their trust? Letter from Jacob Broom to his son, James Broom, concerning health, finances, and a possible war with Great Britain, Pennsylvania became the focus of national attention by holding the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia from May 25 to September 17, Philadelphia was not only the largest American city, but also it was in many ways the cultural, financial, intellectual, and social center of the nation.
Pennsylvanians believed that they had shouldered too great a share of the federal debt, and consequently there was hope that a new national government might relieve the burden.
The most important contributions to the Convention from Pennsylvania came from James Wilson and Gouverneur Morris, both of whom made more speeches than the other delegates. Gouverneur Morris was there at the very start, but then was called away to New York for a month. Despite his absence, he made speeches — more than any other delegate. He did not want the president to be chosen by Congress, but rather by citizens. He was also one of the most frequent and forceful voices against slavery.
The most often quoted words from the preamble to the Constitution are attributed to Gouverneur Morris. James Madison may be credited as the father of the Constitution, but James Wilson is often recognized as the number two man.
Not only was he one of the top speakers at the Convention with recorded remarks, but also he put forth an idea that is still the basis of American government. It was Wilson who proposed that a system of checks and balances be required to ensure that the power vested in leaders could not be abused.
Wilson defended the idea of having one person as the chief executive when other delegates insisted that such a practice would lead to the creation of a virtual monarchy. He insisted that the president should be elected by the American people and not by the legislature, as some had suggested. At 81 years old, he often propped up his gout swollen feet and napped through the deliberations. When he was too tired to speak, he passed notes to his friend, James Wilson, who read them aloud in his distinctive Scottish accent.
What we do know is that he told humorous stories and parables, which lightened the mood. Franklin supported a unicameral, or single-house, legislature, and either a weak president or a council of men to act together as chief executive.
He disliked the idea of entrusting a single person with so much power and he was against paying politicians for their services. He was a strong nationalist who fell in line with the other businessmen supporting large-state interests.
FitzSimons also wanted government to regulate trade and commerce. Although they hardly said a word, they all effectively played modest roles in shaping the final document. Letter from Gouverneur Morris to Messrs. Letter from James Wilson to Samuel Wallis, a surveyor and assessor, regarding an opportunity to purchase land to connect the Wappassening tract to the Susquehanna River, Letter from Benjamin Franklin to Mrs.
Franklin introducing Miss Farquarson and Miss Smith, a milliner and a mantuamaker, One state, one vote was the philosophy of the New Jersey Plan.
Borrowed from the Articles of Confederation, the concept of a unicameral legislature also known as the Paterson Plan, was introduced by William Paterson with the support of his fellow delegates. The plan provided for a single legislative body with each state receiving equal representation. William Paterson was born in Ireland and his family immigrated to America when he was a child. He studied law under Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
He retreated from public life to private law practice after the war, when he was called to serve at the Constitutional Convention. After Paterson made his case for the smaller states he left the Convention in July, only returning to sign the document in December when New Jersey became the third state to ratify. Paterson would go on to serve as an associate justice of the Supreme Court until his death in William Livingston was serving as the first governor of New Jersey when he was elected to serve at the Constitutional Convention.
Because of his gubernatorial duties, he was delayed arriving to the Convention and also missed several sessions. However, he still accomplished a great deal. He served on the committee that helped develop a resolution on slavery.
Livingston himself opposed the practice. Livingston did not live long after the Constitution was ratified. He died in Due to failing health, William C.
Houston left the Convention after a week. Delegates David Brearley and Jonathan Dayton actively supported the efforts of the more respected Paterson and Livingston. At the Convention, Brearley attended sessions regularly and chaired the Committee on Postponed Matters. As a junior delegate, Dayton spoke and debated at the Convention occasionally. At age 26, Dayton was the youngest signer of the Constitution. Letter from William Livingston to Reverend Mr. White regarding a recommendation for Mrs.
Letter from Jonathan Dayton to Commodore Barry. Dayton was the youngest signer of the Constitution. As representatives from a large southern state, the Georgia delegates focused intently on a protective federal government and the right to own slaves.
Georgia was established as a British colony in the s, making it the youngest and least developed of the original thirteen colonies.
Many early Georgians adopted the state as their own after moving there later in life. Abraham Baldwin , a native of Connecticut, came to Georgia to practice law after attending Yale and serving as a chaplain in the American Revolution.
He later represented Georgia at Continental Congress. At the Constitutional Convention, Baldwin originally expressed a preference for property-holders, but eventually voted in favor of representation by state population.
Despite an extended absence, he served on the Committee on Postponed Matters and signed the finished Constitution in September Baldwin went on to serve 18 years in the U. Congress, and was a founder of the University of Georgia as well as its first president. Few was elected a United States Senator but returned to Georgia politics after his first term.
He later moved to New York where he continued to hold both public and private positions. Six men were originally selected to represent Georgia at the Constitutional Convention. Two never attended and two left the proceedings early.
He left Philadelphia in July. William Leigh Pierce, a decorated Revolutionary War veteran and Georgia politician, supported the Constitution and participated in three debates at the Convention.
He was forced to leave the Convention early because of business troubles. Letter from Abraham Baldwin to an unknown recipient regarding dispatches and his future return to Georgia after the adjournment of the U. Congress, Walton, The small, three-member delegation from Connecticut played an extremely significant role at the Constitutional Convention.
It combined the ideas of both the Virginia Plan, which favored larger states, and the New Jersey Plan preferred by smaller states. The Connecticut Compromise solved the struggle between small and large states that was hindering the success of the Convention. Roger Sherman was a resourceful businessman, lawyer, judge, and politician.
As an active participant in the new government of the United States from its inception, he is the only person to have signed all four of these founding documents: the Articles of Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution.
At the Constitutional Convention, he helped create the Connecticut Compromise, worked on the Committee on Postponed Matters, and advocated against the use of paper money. Sherman later served Connecticut in the U. House of Representatives and the Senate. After William Samuel Johnson arrived at the Convention, he did not miss a single day of the proceedings. As a career politician for Connecticut, he debated passionately in favor of equal representation for small states. He strongly supported the Connecticut Compromise and served as chair of the Committee of Style which molded the final version of the Constitution.
Johnson worked toward ratification in Connecticut. Connecticut delegate Oliver Ellsworth left the Convention before signing the Constitution. However, because of his role in creating the Connecticut Compromise and on the Committee of Detail, he was instrumental to the success of the Constitution.
Ellsworth was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in Massachusetts has a significant place in American history. The aftermath of this uprising brought attention to the need for revision of the Articles of Confederation and ultimately led to the calling of the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia. Massachusetts sent four men as delegates to the Convention. Rufus King was born in in present day Scarborough, Maine. Amidst the American Revolution King graduated from Harvard before briefly serving as an aide to a General.
He started a law practice in Newburyport, Massachusetts and then began his political career by serving as a member of the Massachusetts Legislature, resulting in his service as a Massachusetts delegate to Continental Congress from to During this time he became well known as a brilliant orator and as an early opponent of slavery. At age 32, his state sent him to represent its interests at the Constitutional Convention. King went into the Convention thinking the Articles of Confederation needed no major changes.
He is known for attending every session of the Convention, and with time he saw the need for change. King joined James Madison in promoting a federal agenda. He also worked with Alexander Hamilton in preparing the final draft of the Constitution on the Committee of Style and Arrangement. Nathaniel Gorham was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts in As a young man, he was apprenticed as a merchant before he began his own business.
Gorham entered public service as a notary, but was soon elected to the colonial legislature and later served on the Massachusetts General Court. He went on to represent his state as a delegate to the provincial congress from to as well as the Continental Congress from to and to Gorham also represented his state at the Constitutional Convention.
Here he was a nationalist who served as the chairman of the Committee of the Whole and sat on the Committee of Detail. After the convention he worked to ratify the Constitution at the Massachusetts ratifying convention. Two of the men that Massachusetts sent to the Convention did not sign the Constitution. He opposed the Constitution because it did not contain a Bill of Rights and therefore did not sign it.
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