[DOC] [TLE] Constitutional Convention (United States) - Wikipedia [PAR] The Constitutional Convention :31 took place from May 25 to September 17, 
1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although the Convention was intended to 
revise the Articles of .... Washington was said to be embarrassed. ... While some 
delegates thought this illegal, the Articles of Confederation were closer to a treaty
... [DOC] [TLE] Philadelphia Convention - AP U.S. History Topic Outlines - Study ... [PAR] Each state appointed delegates to attend a meeting in Philadelphia to develop ... 
states were present when the Philadelphia Convention began in May of 1787. 
These delegates were professional men, with over half of them lawyers, and ... 
radical decision to throw out the Articles of Confederation and start fresh 
developing... [DOC] [TLE] Constitution of the United States - A History [PAR] May 25, 1787, Freshly spread dirt covered the cobblestone street in front of the ... 
Suffering from rheumatism, despondent over the loss of a brother, absorbed in 
the ... on the meeting in Annapolis, calling upon Congress to summon delegates 
of all of ... Seventy-four delegates were appointed to the convention, of which 55
... [DOC] [TLE] The Constitutional Convention - United States History [PAR] Even before Shays' Rebellion, prominent Americans were thinking of means to ... 
from that meeting was to convene a group of delegates from the states to discuss 
... another reform meeting in Philadelphia in the spring of 1787, was forwarded to 
the ... The stated goal of the Convention  the revision of the Articles of... [DOC] [TLE] The Constitution and Slavery - Constitutional Rights Foundation [PAR] The Southern colonies were among the richest in America. Their cash ... Part of 
this compromise included an issue that split the convention on NorthSouth lines. 
... In 1787 after months of debate, delegates signed the new Constitution of the 
United States. ... These compromises on slavery had serious effects on the nation
. [DOC] [TLE] ThisNation.com--The Constitutional Convention [PAR] Before giving up on the Articles of Confederation, there were several ... In 1786, 
Charles Pinckney of South Carolina called for the Confederal Congress to revise 
the Articles so ... In February of 1787, the Confederal Congress called for a 
convention to be ... to the convention.1 The Convention, however, got off to a 
slow start. [DOC] [TLE] Constitutional Topic: The Constitutional Convention - U.S. Constitution [PAR] Mar 12, 2012 ... This Topic Page concerns the Constitutional Convention of 1787. ... The men 
who were at Philadelphia that hot summer hammered out ... ran roughshod over 
the authority of the Congress; and they violated each other's rights incessantly. ... 
delegates from Virginia all met prior to the start of the Convention. [DOC] [TLE] The Constitutional Convention of 1787 in Philadelphia [PAR] What were the key compromises that were made in Philadelphia? ... Continental 
Congress, in February 1787, to call for a convention of delegates to meet ... 
Madison, took extensive notes, but these were not published until decades later.) 
... gave a proposed national Council of Revision a veto power over state 
legislatures. [DOC] [TLE] THE MAKING OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION [PAR] The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was a tacit admission of America's ... By 
1790, only about 20 percent of these government obligations were held by 
original .... wave of insurrections and threats that swept over the United States 
during the ... a meeting in 1778 in Annapolis attended only by delegates from five 
states.33... [DOC] [TLE] Day-by-Day Summary of the Convention | Teaching American History [PAR] May 14, Date fixed for start of Convention. Only eight delegates are present. ... 16 
rules were adopted and additional suggested rules referred to the ... Agreed (8  
2) to give Executive a veto over legislation subject to override by 2/3 .... Revised 
Resolution 3b, Discussed length of term of First Branch. ...... The year was 1787. [DOC] [TLE] Shays' Rebellion - Study Guide [PAR] From Revolution to Constitution: Shays' Rebellion and the Making of a Nation ... 
the United States Arsenal at Springfield, Massachusetts, on January 25, 1787. ... 
For many, expectations were dashed while others railed against the

Question: Ostensibly meeting to revise these, the delegates to the 1787 convention said we're starting over
Answer: the Articles of Confederation