Question: Which state was the only one that refused to send delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia?
Answer: Rhode Island. The state also initially resisted holding a ratifying convention, instead putting the Constitution to a vote in individual towns. Facing pressure from the other states—and threats from Providence, Newport, and Bristol to secede—Rhode Island finally ratified the Constitution in 1790, becoming the last of the original 13 states to do so.
