Annapolis Convention of 1786

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The Annapolis Convention of 1786 was a meeting of delegates from several U.S. states that convened to address trade and commerce problems under the Articles of Confederation, ultimately leading to the call for the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

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instanceOf interstate convention
political conference
calledBy Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
Virginia legislature
chairperson John Dickinson
convenedBy Virginia General Assembly
country United States
endDate 1786-09-14
followedBy Constitutional Convention of 1787
hasPurpose to address problems of trade and commerce among the states
to consider defects of the Articles of Confederation relating to commerce
historicalSignificance important step in the movement to replace the Articles of Confederation with the U.S. Constitution
invitedState all thirteen states
issueAddressed lack of federal power to regulate interstate commerce
need for uniform commercial regulations
trade barriers between states
keyDelegate Alexander Hamilton
Edmund Randolph
George Read
James Madison
John Dickinson
legalBasis Articles of Confederation
location Annapolis, Maryland
linked to: Annapolis

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nonParticipatingState Connecticut
Georgia
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Vermont
numberOfDelegates 12
numberOfStatesRepresented 5
participantState Delaware
Maryland
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
precededBy Mount Vernon Conference of 1785
producedDocument Annapolis Convention report
Hamilton-authored report to Congress and the states
recommended a convention of all the states to revise the Articles of Confederation
recommendedDate second Monday in May 1787
recommendedLocation Philadelphia
secretary Abraham Clark
significantOutcome call for a subsequent convention in Philadelphia
recommendation for a broader constitutional convention
step toward the United States Constitutional Convention of 1787
startDate 1786-09-11

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Annapolis hostedEvent Annapolis Convention of 1786
George Mason memberOf Mount Vernon Conference
linked to: Annapolis Convention of 1786
Annapolis Convention of 1786 producedDocument Annapolis Convention report
linked to: Annapolis Convention of 1786
Confederation period notableEvent Annapolis Convention of 1786