Question

Why did the delegates agree to keep the proceedings of the Constitutional Convention secret?

• A. They knew their work would be unpopular with their constituents.
• B. They did not want to be subjected to any outside pressures or influences.
• C. They had received a number of threats to their lives.
• D. They knew there were many foreign spies hoping to betray them.
• E. They did not want to provoke an uprising among the people.

Answer 1

The correct option is B They did not want to be subjected to any outside pressures or influences.

The delegates agree to keep the proceedings of the Constitutional Convention secret because they did not want to be subjected to any outside pressures or influences. The convention delegates agreed to protect themselves from the "licentious publications of their proceedings" by voting to keep those proceedings a complete secret from all.