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Congress Endorses a Philadelphia Convention
- When
- February 21, 1787
- Where
- Site of the endorsed convention
On February 21, 1787, the Confederation Congress endorsed holding a convention in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation.
The Confederation Congress endorsed the holding of a convention in Philadelphia "for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation." Each state was to send delegates, since Congress under the Articles had no authority to call a constitutional convention itself, leaving all delegates under the authority of their respective states.
Sources
- Constitutional Convention (United States) Wikipedia
- George Washington Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
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