USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What year was the Constitutional Convention held?
A
1607
B
1620
C
1776
D
1787
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 Federal Convention convened in the State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on May 14, 1787, to revise the Articles of Confederation. Because the delegations from only two states were at first present, the members adjourned from day to day until a quorum of seven states was obtained on May 25.

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: -On May 25, 1787, delegates representing every state except Rhode Island convened at Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania State House for the Constitutional Convention.

Detailed explanation-5: -This was how the Providence Convention of 1776-77 was summoned. Who gets the credit for calling the most important convention of all-the gathering that drafted our U.S. Constitution? Writers most often claim that the Confederation Congress did, citing its resolution of February 21, 1787.

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