Philadelphia Convention

(noun)

The Constitutional Convention (also known as the Philadelphia Convention, the Federal Convention, or the Grand Convention at Philadelphia) took place from May 14 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to address problems in governing the United States of America, which had been operating under the Articles of Confederation following independence from Great Britain.

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Examples of Philadelphia Convention in the following topics:

  • 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.
    • The convention met in September 1786.
    • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.
    • 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.

  • 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 direct result of the report was the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, which produced the United States Constitution.
    • Explain why states were motivated to come together at the Annapolis Convention

  • The Constitutional Convention

    • 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 .
    • At the Convention, several plans were introduced.
    • 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.
    • This was eventually adopted by the Convention.

  • 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.
    • Several proposals were presented by delegates to the Convention outlining various political structures.
    • New Jersey Plans was contentious and almost threatened to shut the Convention down.
    • Describe the work done by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention

  • Federalists and Antifederalists

    • In 1787, a convention was called in Philadelphia with the declared purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation.
    • However, many delegates intended to use this convention to draft a new constitution.
    • 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.
    • Several proposals were presented by delegates to the Convention, outlining various political structures.
    • New Jersey Plans was contentious and almost threatened to shut the Convention down.
    • Another issue that faced the Convention was creating a balance between state and federal veto power.

  • The First Continental Congress

    • The First Continental Congress was a convention of 12 colonial delegates that met on September 5, 1774, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    • The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from 12 British North American colonies that met on September 5, 1774, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    • An opening prayer at the First Continental Congress, September 7, 1774, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    • The First Continental Congress met briefly in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from September 5–October 26, 1774.

  • The Framers of the Constitution

    • The Framers of the Constitution were delegates to the Constitutional Convention who took part in drafting the proposed U.S.
    • In 1786–1787, twelve of the thirteen states—all but Rhode Island—chose seventy-four delegates to attend what is now known as the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia ().
    • Several notable Founders did not participate in the Constitutional Convention.
    • Patrick Henry refused to participate because he "smelt a rat in Philadelphia, tending toward the monarchy. " John Hancock and Samuel Adams were also absent.
    • Many of the states' older and more experienced leaders may have simply been too busy to attend the Convention.