Annapolis Convention (1786)
Date | September 11–14, 1786 |
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Venue | Mann's Tavern |
Location | Annapolis, Maryland, USA |
Coordinates | 38°58′38.1″N 76°29′24.6″W / 38.977250°N 76.490167°W |
Also known as | Meeting of Commissioners to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government |
Participants | 12 |
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
Convention
Most of the delegates to the meeting were tasked only to take up the issue of trade among the states, but New Jersey's delegates were authorized to discuss a broader scope of reforms. The group realized that the issue of trade touched upon many other aspects of the Confederation and that a future meeting with a broader scope would be necessary to adequately address the problems.
The final report of the convention was adopted unanimously and sent to the
Aftermath
Because of the few representatives in attendance, their authority was limited. It is unclear how much weight the convention's call carried, but the urgency of the need for constitutional reform was highlighted by a number of rebellions that took place all over the country. Although most of them were easily suppressed,
The direct result of the Annapolis Convention's report and the ensuing events was the 1787
Delegates
These states were represented with delegates:[5]
- New York: Egbert Benson and Alexander Hamilton
- New Jersey: Abraham Clark, William Houston, and James Schureman
- Pennsylvania: Tench Coxe
- Delaware: John Dickinson, and Richard Bassett
- Virginia: Edmund Randolph, James Madison, and St. George Tucker
See also
- Mount Vernon Conference, 1785 conference presided over by George Washington
References
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- ^ "Annapolis Convention Resolution, 1786". TeachingAmericanHistory.org. Ashland, Ohio: Ashbrook Center at Ashland University. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
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