For most of the 1780s U. S. leaders try to come up with modifications to the Articles of Confederation that will strengthen the nation without creating a tyranny. They call for a meeting in Annapolis to discuss their ideas but only five states send delegates, hardly a quorum for action. Recognizing that the time has come to enable the national government to act without securing state compliance with all of its recommendations and requisitions, delegates agree to meet in Philadelphia the following May. As Barbara Oberg comments, the Articles of Confederation served significant role in the early days of the republic. "It got people thinking about what it is to form a government so when they met, first in Annapolis and then in Philadelphia, they could get down to the serious work of framing a Constitution."

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attempts to modify Articles of Confederation, fear of tyrannical government, Annapolis Convention, Constitutional Convention scheduled, role of Articles of Confederation, Aftermath of the American Revolution

American Government, American History, American Studies, Unfinished Nation, The

Oberg, Ph.D., Barbara (Performer), Onuf, Ph.D., Peter S. (Performer), Rakove, Ph.D., Jack (Performer), Wall, Ph.D., Helena (Performer), INTELECOM Intelligent Telecommunications (Firm)

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