MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
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keeping the Articles
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throwing the Articles away
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revising the Articles
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creating a new state
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Detailed explanation-1: -In reaction, Alexander Hamilton of New York initiated the organization of a meeting in Philadelphia in 1787. This convention would eventually throw out the Articles of Confederation and draft the Constitution.
Detailed explanation-2: -At the Federal Convention of 1787, now known as the Constitutional Convention, the framers of the United States Constitution established in Article I the structure and powers of Congress.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Certainly among the most important was the quality of leadership among those most committed to strengthening the American government. The ringleader was the thirty-seven-year-old James Madison.