The meeting in 1787 was to revise the Articles of Confederation. Many leaders felt that the Articles of Confederation were too weak and needed to be changed.
The Constitutional Convention, where the modern day Constitution for the United States was written.
The Constitutional Convention
This is a meeting in Philadelphia where the Constitution was written in the founding fathers.
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A meeting held for a special purpose is a committee. It is usually organized by leaders to discuss problems and come up with solutions.
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so, they could revise the articles of confederation
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The purpose was to revise the Articles of Confederation. However, Rhode Island didn't send representatives and the Articles of Confederation required each state to send representatives in order to edit the Articles of Confederation. Because the Articles of Confederation could not be edited, the Articles of Confederation were thrown out and the current Constitution of the United States was created. This meeting is also known as the Constitutional Convention.This is false. The purpose of the meeting in Annapolis in 1785 was not to change the Articles of Confederation.False
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The meeting in 1787 was to revise the Articles of Confederation. Many leaders felt that the Articles of Confederation were too weak and needed to be changed.
Constitutional Convention