It was mainly "John Dewey" who <span> had a profound effect on American education, since his main goal was to reform the educational system to make it more effective and inclusive. </span>
While the northern colonies were originally established as a way for people of all religions to practice freely, the Southern colonies were established as a way for settlers to make money. Settlers were to eager to find economic prosperity that they could not find in Europe.
Given the Southern Colonies' relatively stable climate and rich soil, settlers were drawn to cash crops such as cotton and tobacco. They created new and lucrative markets in the New World and made plantation owners very, very rich.
The delegates elected George Washington to preside over the Convention. 70 Delegates had been appointed by the original states to attend the Constitutional Convention, but only 55 were able to be there. Rhode Island was the only state to not send any delegates at all.
