Question

Match these items. 1. published his notes from the convention Black slave 2. refused to attend the Constitutional Convention Philadelphia 3. was in France during the convention Benjamin Franklin 4. city where the convention was held James Madison 5. counted as three-fifths of a person Thomas Jefferson 6. president of the convention George Washington 7. important leader of the convention Patrick Henry

Answer 1

These terms and descriptions have been matched. Some descriptions have more than one term associated.

1. published his notes from the convention (James Madison)

2. refused to attend the Constitutional Convention (Thomas Jefferson & Patrick Henry )

3. was in France during the convention (Thomas Jefferson)

4. city where the convention was held ( Philadelphia)

5. counted as three-fifths of a person ( Black slave )

6. president of the convention  ( George Washington )

7. important leader of the convention ( Benjamin Franklin )

Answer 2

Answer: 1. published his notes from the convention ---> James Madison

           2. refused to attend the Constitutional Convention ---> Patrick Henry

           3. was in France during the convention ---> Thomas Jefferson

           4. city where the convention was held  ---> Philadelphia

           5. counted as three-fifths of a person ---> Black slave

           6. president of the convention ---> George Washington

           7. important leader of the convention --->  Benjamin Franklin

Explanation: All of the names provided are considered important figures that contributed to build what we know today as the United States. The Constitutional Convention of 1787 took place in the city of Philadelphia and it had George Washington as president. Benjamin Franklin was also one of the  leaders of this convention. However, Patrick Henry, who had strongly fought to achieve independence, refused to attend the Constitutional Convention as he was against establishing a strong central government. Another important figure that was absent was Thomas Jefferson as, in that time, he was in France working as foreign minister. On the other hand, James Madison did attend the convention. He actually wrote notes about the convention. Furthermore, one of the compromises reached during the Constitutional Convention is that a black slave would be counted in each state as three fifths of a person.