Answer:
Four years after the United States declared independence from England, 55 state delegates, including George Washington, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin, meet in Philadelphia to draft a new United States constitution. Although 55 delegates attended the Constitutional Convention meetings, only 39 signed the document. The delegates ranged in age from 26-year-old Jonathan Dayton to 81-year-old Benjamin Franklin, who had to be transported to sessions in a sedan chair.
Step-by-step explanation:
Delegates list:
Connecticut
Ellsworth (Elsworth), Oliver
Johnson, William S.
Sherman, Roger
Delaware
Bassett (Basset), Richard
Bedford, Gunning, Jr.
Broom, Jacob
Dickinson, John
Read, George
Georgia
Baldwin, Abraham
Few, William
Houstoun, William
Pierce, William L.
Maryland
Carroll, Daniel
Jenifer, Daniel of St. Thomas
Martin, Luther
McHenry, James
Mercer, John F.
Massachusetts
Gerry, Elbridge
Gorham, Nathaniel
King, Rufus
Strong, Caleb
New Hampshire
Gilman, Nicholas
Langdon, John
New Jersey
Brearly (Brearley), David
Dayton, Jonathan
Houston, William C.
Livingston, William
Paterson (Patterson), William
New York
Hamilton, Alexander
Lansing, John, Jr.
Yates, Robert
North Carolina
Blount, William
Davie, William R.
Martin, Alexander
Spaight, Richard D.
Williamson, Hugh
Pennsylvania
Clymer, George
Fitzsimons, Thomas
Franklin, Benjamin
Ingersoll, Jared
Mifflin, Thomas
Morris, Gouverneur
Morris, Robert
Wilson, James
South Carolina
Butler, Pierce
Pinckney, Charles
Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth
Rutledge, John
Rhode Island
Rhode Island did not send any delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
Virginia
Blair, John
Madison, James
Mason, George
McClurg, James
Randolph, Edmund J.
Washington, George
Wythe, George*