MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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New York City, NY
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Boston, Massachusetts
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Yorktown, Virginia
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Detailed explanation-1: -A convention of delegates from all the states except Rhode Island met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in May of 1787.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Constitutional Convention assembled in Philadelphia in May of 1787. The delegates shuttered the windows of the State House and swore secrecy so they could speak freely.
Detailed explanation-3: -On May 25, 1787, delegates representing every state except Rhode Island convened at Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania State House for the Constitutional Convention.
Detailed explanation-4: -The First Continental Congress met at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the fall of 1774. When the Delegates reconvened in May 1775, however, they met in Pennsylvania’s state house.
Detailed explanation-5: -Independence Hall is the birthplace of America. The Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution were both debated and signed inside this building.