Annapolis, MD - to discuss trade problems - known as the Annapolis convention.
Annapolis (Maryland)
No, William Blount did not participate in the Annapolis Convention held in 1786. He was, however, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787. The Annapolis Convention included representatives from only a few states to discuss trade and commerce issues, leading to the call for a broader convention to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. Blount's involvement came later as he helped draft the U.S. Constitution.
Annapolis, Maryland.
The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women's rights convention, as "a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman".
In 1786, Virginians called a convention in Annapolis to discuss problems with trade and the protectionist policies each state had enacted. As a result of the Annapolis Convention, it was established that the federal government can regulate trade between the states.
Annapolis, MD - to discuss trade problems - known as the Annapolis convention.
Articles Of Confederation
The Annapolis Convention began on September 11, 1786. The delegates met at the suggestion of James Madison to discuss some problems with trade issues. The meeting highlighted some of the problems with the weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
To discuss Shays’s Rebellion in Massachusetts
Annapolis Convention
Alexander Hamilton
Shays's Rebellion
Annapolis (Maryland)
The meeting called the Annapolis Convention, regarded defects in the Articles of Confederation and called for a meeting in Philadelphia to discuss wider issues beyond trade.
There were two Annapolis conventions. The first occurred between 1774 and 1776, which served as a form of state government prior to the revolution. The second convention occurred in 1786, which was to discuss the constitution and its weaknesses after the revolution.
A convention of the thirteen states met to study the trade problem.