Gunning+Bedford,+Jr.

Ritchey Karaba Gunning Bedford Jr.

Gunning Bedford Jr. __Introduction__: It was 1787 and our newly independent country was having some problems with the system that they have set up. So they needed to fix it because there wasn't enough power given to the central government. They had 55 delegates from each state come that would help resolve all the problems that they were happening. Gunning Bedford Jr was one of the loud spoken delegates from Delaware. He didnt fight for a strong central government that would protect the interest of the small states. He wanted to have the power given to the larger states limited so that everything could be equal.

__Bac​kground__: Gunning Bedford Jr was born in Philadelphia sometime in 1747. He went to the college of New Jersey, and after he graduated he began to study law. He represented his state of Delaware in the continental congress from 1783-1785.

__Role at Constitutional Convention__: Gunning was a delegate that was seriously concerned about how much power would be given to the larger states. He wanted the smaller states to get the same amount of say that the larger states had in what went on concerning the government. He demanded that there would be equal treatment of all states no matter how big they are. He supported the constitution and the New Jersey Plan that said that the power to make decisions would be equally distributed between the small states and the larger states.

__Attendance Record:__ Not there May 14, Not there May 25, He went to the ones on May 28-June 2, June 4-June 9, June 11-June 23, June 25-June 30, July 2, July 5-July 7, July 9-July 14, July 16-July 26, Missed August 6-August 11, Missed August 13-August 18, Missed August 20-August 25, Missed August 27-September 1, Missed September 3, went September 4-September 8, September 10, //Maybe// September 11, September 12-September 15, September 17.He only went to 62 out of 89 days, for a total of 70% of the days.
 * || ** Present ** || ** Absent ** || ** Do Not Know ** || ** Probably Present ** || ** Probably Absent ** ||
 * ** Act 1 ** || 2 || 2 || N/A || N/A || N/A ||
 * ** Act 2 ** || 4 || 0 || N/A || N/A || N/A ||
 * ** Act 3 ** || 0 || 4 || N/A || N/A || N/A ||
 * ** Act 4 ** || 2 || 3 || N/A || N/A || N/A ||
 * ** Totals ** || 8 || 9 || N/A || ​N/A || N/A ||
 * ** % ** || 47% || 27% || 0% || 23% || 0% ||

__Primary Sources:__

__Sources__: "Gunning Bedford, Jr.." //U.S. Army Center Of Military History//. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2010. . http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/bedford.gif http://www.hsd.org/images/DeFacts_Images/Bedford.gif The Constitutional Convention as a Four Act Drama." //TeachingAmericanHistory.org -- Free Seminars and Summer Institutes for Social Studies Teachers//. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 May 2010. <http://www.teachingamericanhistory