The original purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was to
A. elect the first president of the United States.
B. revise the Articles of Confederation.
C. solve the slavery issue.
D. develop the principle of states' rights.
2007-03-14 08:03:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
B: Revise the Articles of Confederation, which had been the basis of union since 1781. When the delegates assembled, however, they realized the articles could not be fixed. So they went into closed session and the result was the Constitution.
2007-03-14 08:48:23 · answer #1 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
B. revise the Articles of Confederation.
2014-02-10 02:28:29 · answer #2 · answered by Mamie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B. the unique purpose replaced into basically to revise the Articles of Confederation, in spite of the undeniable fact that the Articles had any such vast volume of topics they ended up truly scrapping the Articles of Confederation and commencing over.
2016-12-02 00:14:07 · answer #3 · answered by camargo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋