Congress agreed to call for a convention to meet in Philadelphia in 1787. What was the sole purpose of the convention?

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Arielle Yu

28 April, 07:39

Congress agreed to call for a convention to meet in Philadelphia in 1787. What was the sole purpose of the convention?

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Answer:The official purpose of the Constitutional Convention that met in Philadelphia beginning on May 25, 1787 was to amend the Articles of Confederation. It had, by that time, become clear that the Articles of Confederation were not a good enough constitution for the new nation.