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Delegates to the Constitutional Convention: Composition and Key Facts

After Shays' Rebellion, government officials recognized the need for change, leading to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787. Of the 74 invited, only 55 delegates attended, with an average age of 44. Notably, Ben Franklin was the oldest at 81, while Jonathan Dayton was the youngest at 26. Most delegates had prior political experience, with 40 having served in the Continental Congress. The group was predominantly wealthy, consisting mainly of lawyers and excluding African-Americans, Hispanics, women, and the poor.

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Delegates to the Constitutional Convention: Composition and Key Facts

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  1. UNIT 3 DELEGATES TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION MR LANGHORST

  2. Government officials realized after Shays’ Rebellion that a change was needed A convention of representatives from each state were called to Philadelphia in 1787

  3. STATEHOUSE IN PHILADELPHIA SITE OF THE CONVENTION

  4. INSIDE OF STATEHOUSE (TODAY) SITE OF THE CONVENTION

  5. There were 74 men asked to come to Philadelphia but only 55 delegates arrived in Philadelphia

  6. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

  7. AGE: The average age of a delegate was 44 years old

  8. BEN FRANKLIN (Pennsylvania) was the oldest at age 81 JONATHAN DAYTON (New Jersey) was the youngest at age 26

  9. POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: Most had some experience as politicians in their home states

  10. 40 of the delegates had been members of the Continental Congress

  11. PROFESSION: 34 of the 55 were lawyers Also included soldiers, planters, educators, ministers, physicians, financiers, and merchants

  12. ECONOMIC STATUS: Most were very wealthy and many owned slaves

  13. RACE: All the delegates were white men

  14. LEFT OUT: None of the delegates were African-Americans, Hispanic, women, poor

  15. THE END

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