In late 1786, a total of 77 delegates were invited to gather in Philadelphia in May 1787. These delegates were authorized by the Continental Congress and had a singular objective: to revise the Articles of Confederation. The designated date for the meeting was May 14th, 1787. However, due to transportation challenges, only two delegates had arrived in Philadelphia on that day, while the remaining delegates gradually arrived between May 15th and May 24th. By May 24th, a sufficient number of delegates were present to commence the task of revising the Articles of Confederation.
James Madison considered the leading figure, initiated the meeting on May 25th, 1787. The gathering took place in a small room now known as Independence Hall, located in Philadelphia.
After the agenda of the meeting was fully known, only 55 delegates remained in Philadelphia. 22 delegates decided not to participate. Some left as soon as they realized that the task changed from revising the Articles of Confederation to completely writing a new constitution, which was overthrowing the government. The State of Rhode Island refused to send any delegates to Philadelphia.
The meeting was highly secretive, the public didn't know what those men were up to until it was all done. Some consider what those 55 men did in Philadelphia in 1787 was treason.
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