That they were, infact, meeting to create a new Government for the United States.
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"Resolved,.... that a national Government ought to be established consisting of a supreme Legislature, Executive, and Judiciary." -Edmund Randolph, Delegate from Virginia
The Constitutional Convention was a direct result of the Annapolis Convention of 1786. Due to lack of authority and participation, it was recommended to Congress to hold a larger convention in Philadelphia in May of the following year.
Gouverneur Morris
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