Why were the sessions of the Constitutional Convention held in secret? The delegates wanted to avoid disruption by Loyalist supporters.

Private sessions were required by the Articles of Confederation.

Delegates would be free to change their minds as new information was presented.

The correct answer is the delegates would be free to change their minds as new information was presented.

The Constitutional Convention was a meeting of delegates from 13 states in order to fix the current government structure. At this time, the Articles of Confederation were failing miserably and these individuals knew a change needed to occur.

However, to keep order, these meetings were kept secret in order to have a safe space where they could freely exchange ideas without facing criticism from the citizens. This allowed for debate and compromise to be made in a controlled environment.

theodore roosevelt challenged william to a duel, whoever won, got their policy sent to congress. it ended up in a stalemate, and both men were injured and sent to the hospital.