Annapolis meeting was a convention of delegates of five states New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia in 1786. They gathered to remove trade barriers put in place by individual states.
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First Indochina War ended.
James Madison, in 1786 was the chief organizer of the Annapolis Conference.
Annapolis was the temporary national capital of the United States in 1783-1784.
The Annapolis Convention resulted in a request for a larger convention where all states would send delegates authorized to examine broad issues. This led to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
Although settled in 1649, Annapolis, Maryland did not get its current name until 1694 when Sir Nicholas Francis renamed it after Princess Anne.