ANNAPOLIS CONVENTION


Meaning of ANNAPOLIS CONVENTION in English

(September 1786) Meeting in Annapolis, Md.

, U.S., that caused the convening of the Constitutional Convention . Delegates from five states gathered to discuss problems in maritime commerce but found they could not solve them without making changes to the Articles of Confederation . They issued a call to all states to meet in Philadelphia in 1787 to resolve the difficulties.

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