The delegates at the constitutional convention met to: write a new constitution, dismantle the national government, put down Shays Rebellion, revise the articles of confederation

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Cecelia Douglas

30 December, 15:56

The delegates at the constitutional convention met to: write a new constitution, dismantle the national government, put down Shays Rebellion, revise the articles of confederation

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revise the articles of confederation

James Madison and the other 56 delegates to the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia in May 1787, with the intention of amending the Articles of Confederation. The aim was to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.