delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, farmers across the nation, merchants in myriad cities, and others engaged in open and thoughtful discussions about the ins and outs of ...
Calling for a convention to amend the Constitution might actually be the best way to create a new one. After all, the Philadelphia convention in 1787 was supposed to amend the Articles of ...
Hamilton did not attend the entire four-month Constitutional Convention that began in May 1787 in Philadelphia. He had been one of the strongest advocates for that convention, but he was outvoted ...