Peers are people who are part of the same social group, so the term peer pressure means the influence that peers can have on each other.
The Constitutional convention took place in Philadelphia on May 14, 1787. Rhode Island, fearing that the Convention would work to its disadvantage, boycotted the Convention and, when the Constitution was put to the states, initially refused to ratify it.
They desired that Constitutional Convention take place in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787. Legislatures of seven statesâVirginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Delaware, and Georgiaâimmediately approved and appointed their delegations.