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True or False: The men who attended the Philadelphia Convention were wealthy planters and merchants

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Answer: True because

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Men from the post-colonial economic elite convened during the constitutional convention. They were generally wealthy and accomplished college-educated planters, lawyers, and merchants. Many of the men were creditors, and the production of paper money was causing them to lose money hand over fist.

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