USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
A
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
B
Washington, DC
C
Richmond, Virginia
D
Paris, France
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -From May to September 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention hammered out the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia.

Detailed explanation-2: -The result of the convention was the creation of the Constitution of the United States, placing the Convention among the most significant events in American history. The convention took place in the old Pennsylvania State House (now known as Independence Hall) in Philadelphia.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Stimulated by severe economic troubles, which produced radical political movements such as Shays’s Rebellion, and urged on by a demand for a stronger central government, the convention met in the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia (May 25–September 17, 1787), ostensibly to amend the Articles of Confederation.

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