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Articles of confederation timeline
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ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION TIMELINE
What events caused leaders to want to revise the Articles of Confederation?
Shays's Rebellion
In September 1786, led by former Revolutionary War captain Daniel Shays, a small band of Massachusetts farmers rebelled at the prospect of losing their land.
Shays's Rebellion
Shays's rebellion came at a sensitive time
Shays's rebellion came at a sensitive time
It showed just how feeble the Confederation Congress was, and it hastened moves to revise the Articles of Confederation.
The success of the Mount Vernon meeting
The success of this meeting convinced James Madison to organize a second meeting at Annapolis, Maryland, to discuss regulating commerce between all of the states.
The success of the Mount Vernon meeting
The poor attendance led to a call for yet another meeti...
The poor attendance led to a call for yet another meeting—this time to discuss strengthening the Articles of Confederation.
Meeting in Philadelphia
Alexander Hamilton called on states to send delegates to discuss commerce and all matters necessary to make the national government “adequate to the exigencies of the union.”
Madison persuaded the Confederation Congress
Madison persuaded the Confederation Congress
In February 1787, to endorse the Philadelphia meeting, Madison persuaded the Confederation Congress for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation.
New constitution?
New constitution?
No mention was made of writing a new constitution.