Question: where did the nationalists meet in 1786 to discuss the issues of the u.s. government
Answer: The Annapolis Convention , formally titled as a Meeting of Commissioners to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government , was a national political convention held September 11 -- 14 , 1786 at Mann 's Tavern in Annapolis , Maryland , in which twelve delegates from five states -- New Jersey , New York , Pennsylvania , Delaware , and Virginia -- gathered to discuss and develop a consensus about reversing the protectionist trade barriers that each state had erected .