1. 3.1 The Road to the Constitution

2. 1. 1787 – many states disagreed w/Articles of Confederation - 55 delegates from 12 states gathered in Philadelphia -7 were governors and 41 were member of Continental Congress -Rhode Island opposed a strong central government and did not attend

3. -most men were well-educated politicians -delegates became members of Congress, Supreme Court Justices, and Washington and Madison became president

4. 2. George Washington - chosen to head the conference -appointed a committee to set rules -delegates from at least 7 states had to be present for a meeting to be held -majority rules

5. -discussions were kept secret -no formal records -able to have free discussions -most information came from James Madison’s notebook

6. 3.Delegates - Benjamin Franklin was the oldest delegate, 81 - from PA - diplomat, writer, scientist, and inventor -Thomas Jefferson and John Adams did not attend, they were in Europe -Patrick Henry was against the Convention

7. 4. Constitutional Convention – was to revise Articles of Confederation - wrote a new plan of government -Constitution