Section: AP Government

7) The Founding Fathers gathered for the Constitutional Convention in 1787 in what city and for what purpose?

1. Washington, DC; study the Articles of Confederation.
2. Philadelphia; draft the Bill of Rights.
3. Trenton; produce a revision to the Articles of Confederation
4. Washington, DC; propose amendments to the Constitution.
5. Philadelphia; produce a revision to the Articles of Confederation

The official purpose of the Constitutional Convention that met in Philadelphia beginning on May 25, 1787 was to amend the Articles of Confederation. It had, by that time, become clear that the Articles of Confederation were not a good enough constitution for the new nation.