The answer is trade rights
He believed in peaceful protesting, he beileved that violence was not the answer. You should read some of his speeches.
Gold God Glory but mostly money
They did it because they feared that without a specifically enumerated bill of rights that the government could become tyrannical in the same manner in which the British were tyrannical. They believed that rights of people and states should be written and stated officially instead of just being implied since implied things are easy to exploit and maneuver according to your needs.
