The convention of 1787 had no official name when it was called by Congress in its February 1787 resolution. It merely set a date and place for the convention. Indeed references to the convention afterward were equally vague in title. Not until 1835 when Congress authorized the publishing of the official record of the convention taken by the designated secretary of the convention, was an official title given to the convention. The official title given the convention by act of Congress was the "1787 Federal Convention."
The Constitutional Convention was also called the Philadelphia Convention or the Grand Convention. The convention was from May 25 until September 17, 1787.
Virginia called for a constitutional convention in 1829 to revise the state's framework of government.
They both had to do with making changes to the articles of confederation; resulted in the drafting of the constitution.
The Constitutional Convention began on May 25, 1787 and ended on September 17.The Constitutional Convention is also known as the Federal Convention, the Philadelphia Convention, and the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
The Constitutional Convention, where the modern day Constitution for the United States was written.
the Annapolis convention called for the constitutional convention to be held.
the Annapolis convention called for the constitutional convention to be held.
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was called in order to consider amendments to the Articles of Confederation, not to write another Constitution entirely. During deliberations over amendments to the Articles, it was realized that the Articles could not be patched up to make them workable. The framers began to think in terms of a completely different approach to a national government and created the Constitution. One irony is that some of the states never would have sent delegations to the Convention if they knew the Framers were going to create a whole new system instead of fixing the old one.State house, Philadelphia, PA. There is a copy of it at Knox Berry Farm in LA.
The Constitutional convention was called to create and write the law of the land (Constitution).
The Constitutional Convention
The Congress called for the Constitutional Convention to address problems in governing the US.
The Constitutional Convention was also called the Philadelphia Convention or the Grand Convention. The convention was from May 25 until September 17, 1787.
The Constitutional Convention was also called the Philadelphia Convention or the Grand Convention. The convention was from May 25 until September 17, 1787.
Virginia called for a constitutional convention in 1829 to revise the state's framework of government.
Madison and Hamilton called for a constitutional convention because they wanted the Americans to get there rights.
Madison and Hamilton called for a constitutional convention because they wanted the Americans to get there rights.
Madison and Hamilton called for a constitutional convention because they wanted the Americans to get there rights.