Philadelphia Convention of 1787

Examples of Philadelphia Convention of 1787 in the following topics:

• The Annapolis Convention

  • The Annapolis Convention, led by Alexander Hamilton, was one of two conventions that met to amend the Articles of Confederation.
  • Because of the small representation, the Annapolis Convention did not deem "it advisable to proceed on the business of their mission. " After an exchange of views, the Annapolis delegates unanimously submitted a report to their respective States in which they suggested that a convention of representatives from all the States meet at Philadelphia on the second Monday in May, 1787.
  • At the resulting Philadelphia Convention of 1787, delegates produced the United States Constitution.
  • Hamilton called the Annapolis Convention together and played a prominent role in the Philadelphia Convention the following year.
  • Discuss the impact of the Annapolis Convention on the U.S.

• From Annapolis to Philadelphia

  • Prior to the Philadelphia Convention, delegates met twice-—at Mount Vernon and Annapolis—to discuss changes to the Confederation.
  • Prior to the Annapolis Convention and the 1787 Philadelphia convention that saw the drafting of the United States Constitution, delegates from Virginia and Maryland met at George Washington's home at Mount Vernon, Virginia in March 1785.
  • Long dissatisfied with the weak Articles of Confederation, Alexander Hamilton of New York played a major role in the Annapolis Convention.
  • The report asked support for a broader meeting to be held the next May in Philadelphia.
  • The direct result of the report was the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, which produced the United States Constitution.

• Nationalists of the 1780s

  • Long dissatisfied with the weak Articles of Confederation, nationalists drafted a resolution to form the Annapolis Convention.
  • In September 1786, meeting to discuss the various conflicts at what came to be known as the Annapolis Convention, delegates of five states called for all states to meet in Philadelphia on May 14, 1787 to discuss ways to improve the Articles of Confederation.
  • Rhode Island, fearing that the Convention would work to its disadvantage, boycotted the Convention and in 1788 refused ratification on the first try.
  • The report asked for the support of a broader meeting to be held the next May in Philadelphia, expressed the hope that more States would be represented, and that their delegates or deputies would be authorized to examine areas broader than simply commercial trade.
  • The direct result of the report was the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, which produced the United States Constitution.

• The Constitutional Convention

  • The Constitutional Convention was established in 1787 to replace the Articles of Confederation with a national constitution for all states.
  • The Constitutional Convention took place from May 14 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • The result of the convention was the United States Constitution, placing the convention among the most significant events in the history of the United States .
  • Slavery was widespread in the states at the time of the Convention.
  • The Three-Fifths Compromise was a compromise between Southern and Northern states reached during the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 in which three-fifths of the enumerated population of slaves would be counted for representation purposes regarding both the distribution of taxes and the apportionment of the members of the United States House of Representatives.

• Calls for a Stronger Constitution

  • This meeting, which came to be known as the Mount Vernon Conference, preceded the Annapolis Convention of 1786 and was a precursor of the 1787 Philadelphia Convention that saw the drafting of the US Constitution.
  • It also provided for reciprocal fishing rights, division of costs of constructing navigation aids, and cooperation on defense and cases of piracy.
  • The conference was significant as a model of interstate cooperation outside of the framework of the relatively weak Articles of Confederation.
  • This would later become known as the groundbreaking Annapolis Convention.
  • In 1787, the Philadelphia Convention further expanded cooperation to include all states in an effort to reform or replace the Articles of Confederation with a new constitution.

• The Structure of the Government

  • The Constitutional Convention was convened in Philadelphia in 1787 to address the problems in the Articles of Confederation.
  • The Constitutional Convention, which took place in Philadelphia in 1787, was convened to address the problems in the Articles of Confederation.
  • Although various disputes arose between delegates with contrasting perspectives of a successful political structure, the result of the Convention was the U.S.
  • Of first importance in the convention was to adopt an efficient system of federal representation of the enfranchised populace; although delegates disagreed with each other about how to best achieve this.
  • At the end of the Convention, most delegates were in favor of sending the final draft of the Constitution to the state legislatures for ratification.

• Shay's Rebellion: 1786-1787

  • Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in central and western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787.
  • In January of 1787, a militia raised as a private army to defeat a Shaysite (rebel) attempt to seize the federal Armory at Springfieldi; four men died and twenty were wounded.
  • The main Shaysite force was scattered in February 1787 after a surprise attack on their camp in Petersham, Massachusetts.
  • The events of the rebellion, most of which occurred after the Philadelphia Convention had been called but before it began in May 1787, are widely seen to have affected the debates on the shape of the new government.
  • Examine the impact of Shay’s Rebellion on the political debate during the Constitutional Convention

• Federalists and Antifederalists

  • While the Constitutional Convention was held to revise the Articles of Confederation, an entirely new constitution was drafted.
  • In 1787, a convention was called in Philadelphia with the declared purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation.
  • At the Convention, the primary issue was representation of the states.
  • Eventually, the Compromise was accepted, and the Convention was saved.
  • Compromises were important in settling other disputes at the Convention.

• The U.S. Constitution

  • The 1787 Constitutional Convention was convened in Philadelphia to address severe problems and weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation.
  • The Constitutional Convention (May 14 to September 17, 1787) was convened in Philadelphia to address severe problems and weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation. although many of the delegates that attended went with the purpose of drafting a document outlining a new federal structure, rather than fix the existing one.
  • Of first importance in the convention was to adopt an efficient system of federal representation of the enfranchised populace: although delegates disagreed with each other about how to best achieve this.
  • The "Great Compromise" was adopted by the Convention and became the foundation for the structure of the legislative branch of federal government that exists today.
  • Indeed, many state conventions ratified the Constitution with the understanding that a bill of rights would soon follow.

• Drafting the Final Document

  • The Constitutional Convention took place in 1787, from May to September, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Due to the difficulty of travel in the late 18th century, very few of the selected delegates were present on the designated day of May 14, 1787.
  • The Convention adjourned from July 26 to August 6 to await the report of the Committee of Detail.
  • For three days, the Convention compared this final version with the proceedings of the Convention.
  • Constitutional Convention of 1787, as published in Farrand's Records, Volume 1 (1911).