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.
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.
On September 11, 1786, the Annapolis Convention convened in Annapolis, Maryland, to address the issues of trade and commerce among the states under the Articles of Confederation. Delegates from five states attended the meeting, where they recognized the need for a stronger central government to resolve economic and political challenges. This gathering ultimately led to the calling of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia the following year, where the U.S. Constitution was drafted.
The ratification of the articles of confederation occurred on March 1, 1781. The Annapolis Convention occurred on September 11, 1786.
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The Annapolis ConventionThey met to study the trade problem
a convention of five of the thirteen states, called the Annapolis convention, met at Annapolis.
The meeting called the Annapolis Convention, regarded defects in the Articles of Confederation and called for a meeting in Philadelphia to discuss wider issues beyond trade.
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The problems to be solved at the meeting in Annapolis included:the relationship between the states and the central governmentthe powers of the national legislaturethe need for executive leadershipthe establishment of policies for economic stability