The original goal of the constitutional convention was simply to revise the articles of confederation. Nothing more. However, the delegates ignored these instructions and immediately began working on...
The original plan for the 1787 Philadelphia Convention (later called the Constitutional Convention) was to revise the Articles of Confederation, but many delegates sought to eliminate the weaknesses...
The Constitutional Convention was called because the federal government established by the Articles of Confederation was considered to be too weak to effectively deal with the young nation's issues....