What each of these delegates might have answered to a reporter who asked whether they had signed the Constitution and for what reasons or not, the answers will be quite varied. Benjamin Franklin for example is the only one to have signed the four key US construction documents.
So, looking back at history, let's see in detail what each delegate could have said about signing the US Constitution.
Benjamin Franklin:
He unanimously supported the Constitution, even though he did not fully approve the new government plan, but he signed the four key US documents, which are:
- The Declaration of Independence (1776)
- The alliance treaty with france (1778)
- The treaty of paris (1783)
George Mason:
Mason did not sign the Constitution and his refusal is due to believing that this plan was not complete to guarantee the freedom of every citizen and would give too much power to the government.
Elbridge Gerry:
Gerry opposed the Constitution and did not sign it because he believed it would make the central government too powerful. Among his defenses were the delimitation of government powers, he only supported the Constitution after the Declaration of Rights.
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