Introduction
Read markers on the image to learn more about the key players at the Constitutional Convention.
This 1940 painting by Howard Chandler Christy depicts the signing of the Constitution in 1787.
- Thirty-nine of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution. Luther Martin, Elbridge Gerry, George Mason among others refused to sign and led the fight against its ratification. Edmund Randolph also refused to sign, but later switched sides and supported ratification in the Virginia convention.
- Benjamin Franklin was another key player at the Constitutional Convention.
- George Washington presided over the Convention.
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