MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
CREATING STATE CONSTITUTIONS AFTER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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To form a new system of government
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To revise the “Articles of Confederation”
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To break the nation into 13 small countries
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In May of 1787, the Constitutional Convention assembled in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation. They shuttered the windows of the State House (Independence Hall) and swore secrecy so they could speak freely. By mid-June the delegates had decided to completely redesign the government.
Detailed explanation-2: -The original purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to strengthen the executive branch of government. The Articles of Confederation had limited the powers of the executive branch and assigned more power to the legislature.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Constitutional Convention took place from May 14 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The point of the event was decide how America was going to be governed. Although the Convention had been officially called to revise the existing Articles of Confederation, many delegates had much bigger plans.
Detailed explanation-4: -Concern about the Articles of Confederation The states’ disputes over territory, war pensions, taxation, and trade threatened to tear the young country apart. Alexander Hamilton helped convince Congress to organize a Grand Convention of state delegates to work on revising the Articles of Confederation.
Detailed explanation-5: -What was the original purpose of the 1787 Constitutional Convention? The original purpose was to revise the Articles of Confederation; The central government was weak and was insufficient to the social, diplomatic, and economic problems that faced the new nation.