Author: Annapolis Convention

PRIMARY DOCUMENT

Proceedings of Commissioners to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government (September 11–14, 1786)

In this record of proceedings from the Annapolis Convention on September 11–14, 1786, commissioners call for a convention of all states the following year to more thoroughly discuss changes to the structure of the federal government. The Annapolis Convention gathered twelve delegates from five states to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation regarding trade between states. The convention that gathered in 1787 wrote the U.S. Constitution.