Hillsboroughconvention

**Hillsborough Convention** **By jasmine alvarez**

**Summary** **The delegates met at hillsborough on the july of 1788. They voted overwhelingly 184 to 83. They voted to ratify the constitution. The guys thought that the government was hoping to be more powerful. They agreed to make new changes to the constitution called the Bill of Rights. This is what the antifederalist wanted they thought that would protect them. The state of north carolina had its own money and had trouble doing things like trade and other stuff. Rhode Island and North Carolina had poortax records, Rode Island also the only other state to turn down the constitution. To encourage North Carolina to join the union, Congress delayed any special taxes on goods until 1790.**

**Bill of Rights** **1 Freedom of Speech, Press, Religion and Petition** **2 right to keep bear arms** **3 Conditions of quarters for soldiers** **4 Right of search and seizure regulated** **5 provisions concering prosecution** **6 right to speedy trial, witnesses, etc.** **7 right to trial by jury** **8 excessive bail cruel punishment** **9 rule of construction of constitution** **10 right of states under constitution**

**Pictures of amendments**

<span style="color: #af00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**1st amendment**

2nd amendment

3rd amendment

4th amendment

5th amendment