Question: What important part of the U.S. Constitution did the delegates at the Hillsborough Convention greatly influence?
Answer: The delegates at the Hillsborough Convention of 1788 greatly influenced the inclusion of the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution. Their debates highlighted concerns about individual liberties and pushed for amendments to protect those rights—concerns that were later addressed by Congress and contributed to the adoption of the Bill of Rights in 1791. North Carolina ratified the Constitution at the 1789 Fayetteville Convention after these protections were proposed. Read all 10 amendments of the Bill of Rights here.
