Explore the Constitution. Notes of the Secret Debates of the Federal Convention of 1787. Notes of the Secret Debates of the Federal Convention of 1787, Taken by the Late Hon Robert Yates, Chief Justice of the State of New York, and One of the Delegates from That State to the Said Convention Notes of the Secret Debates of the Federal Convention of 1787, Taken by the Late Hon Robert Yates, Chief Justice of the State of New York, and One of the Delegates from That State to the Said Convention. (1) Robert Yates.
Rethinking Schools. This file is being posted on the Rethinking Schools Web site (www.rethinkingschools.org) to accompany "Rethinking the U.S.
Constitutional Convention: A Role Play," by Bob Peterson, which appears on p. 63 of Rethinking Our Classrooms, Volume 2. The following people attended the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Were these individuals broadly representative of the entirety of U.S. society at the time? You decide. 1. Archives.gov: America's Founding Fathers. The Founding Fathers Delegates to the Constitutional Convention On February 21, 1787, the Continental Congress resolved that: ...it is expedient that on the second Monday in May next a Convention of delegates who shall have been appointed by the several States be held at Philladelphia for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation...
The original states, except Rhode Island, collectively appointed 70 individuals to the Constitutional Convention, but a number did not accept or could not attend. Those who did not attend included Richard Henry Lee, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Samuel Adams and, John Hancock. The Delegates. National Archives: Founders Online. Sweet Search.