Robert+Yates-2

Amanda Raymond =Robert Yates = ** Introduction: The Constitution of the United States is a document that sets up the national government of the United States of America. It was written in 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Which took place at the Constitutional Convention. They named the 55 men that were at the convention the Founding Fathers. They are also known as the Framers of the Constitution. ** The picture on the right is a picture of the original Constitution. It is kept in Washington, DC. //Background Information: Robert Yates was a politician and a judge. He was known for being the author of 16 essays that went aganist the introduction of the Constitution of the United States. He was born on March 17, 1738 in Schenectady, New York. He had twelve siblings. After he got married him and his wife had 6 children. //

Role at Constitutional Convention: Robert was a leader of the Anti federalists. Anti federalists were people that opposed the constitution and found many things wrong with it. He went against things that had to do with the federal Congress, like the right to collect import duties that could take away the power of the states. He attacked the Constitution with a series of letters called “Brutus” and “Sydney”.

The picture on the left is a picture from the Constitutional Convention. Standing on the steps is George Washington.

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=Attendance Record Present, Absent, Do Not Know, Probably Present, Probably Absent || || ||= =Act I = =|| ||= =Act II = =|| ||= =Act III = =|| ||= =Act IV = =|| || Present || || 22 || || 14 || || 0 || || 0 || || Absent, || || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">1 || || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">16 || || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">23 || || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">14 || || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Do Not Know || || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0 || || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0 || || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0 || || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0 || || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Probably Present || || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0 || || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0 || || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0 || || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0 || || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Probably Absent || || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0 || || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0 || || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0 || || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0 || || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Total % || || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">23/89 || || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">30/89 || || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">23/89 || || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">14/89 || <span style="color: #635bcd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">This attendance record tells me that after the second act, Robert did not really have any involvement in the Constitution. He was not present for any days in both Act III and Act IV. It also tells me that he was never Do Not Know, Probably Present, or Probably Absent. He was either there or he was not. = = = = = [] april 30th [] [] may 4th