According to the provision in the Article of Confederation no changes or amendments to the Articles of Confederation could be made without the unanimous support of all 13 state
Without Rhode Island's participation in the Constitutional Convention unanimous consent was impossible.
Without the approval of their state legislatures, the delegates ityhouather than honoring their current Constitution the delegates decided to scrap the Articles of Confederation and replace it with a brand new Constitution.
r current Constitution , the delegates decided that the approval of only 9 statescould scrap the Article sof Confederation and replace it with an entirely new Constitution.
no changes in their current Constitution could be made without the unanimous omous consent of all of the 13 state.
support of all of the thirteen states. approval of all 13 states. According to the Artivles
Because only 12 states attended the Constitutional Convention at the Convention and the delegates had to violate the absence of Rhode Island, required the the delegates from the 12 states went ahead and approved of a new Constitutioneration.
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lof the 13 states.
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