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John Dickinson was born in Talbot County, Maryland in November of 1732. His father's name was Samuel Dickinson and his mother's name was Mary Dickinson.
His father was a prosperous father, they earned good money from this business which made them apart of the upper class.
Dickinson studied at London's Middle Temple to further his education. He then returned to the United States and moved to Philadelphia where he became a lawyer.

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Yes, Dickinson was in fact a slave holder. At one point in time, he owned as many as 37 slaves!

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Dickinson served during the revolutionary war.

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• He was a penman. He wrote “Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania”
• He served in the Delaware assembly (1760)
• He also “won” a spot in the Pennsylvania assembly (1762-1765)

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John Dickinson was a federalist. He wrote letters supporting the ratification of the Constitution.

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Did their State Ratify the constitution?

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Did their State Ratify the constitution?

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Yes, Delaware did ratify the constitution. Infact, Dickinson was the one to sign.

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Were they in Favor of the Major Compromises?

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Were they in Favor of the Major Compromises?

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Yes, Dickinson was in favor of the Connecticut and 3/5 compromise. Dickinson opposed the 3/5 compromise and he suggested the Connecticut compromise. The Connecticut compromise was his idea but he was not credited for it.

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John Dickinson made a very big impact on the constitution. Without him, the constitution wouldn’t have been ratified. He was the president of Delaware and it was the first state to ratify the constitution. He was very involved in politics so he had a good idea of what he was doing when he signed to ratify the constitution.

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The current topic I picked was LGBTQ+. Since Dickinson was more of the Conservative type I don’t think his vote would be be towards yes. However, some conservatives are in agreement of the LGBTQ+ family.

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John Dickinson represented Delaware

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Biography. Biography,
www.biography.com. Accessed 14 Oct.
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The Declaration of Independence. Independence
Hall Association, 4 Jul. 1994.
www.ushistory.org. Accessed 14 Oct.
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The Friends of the John Dickinson Mansion.
Dickinson Mansion,
www.dickinsonmansion.org. Accessed 14
Oct. 2018.