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may 14, 1787 - Constitutional Convention/Adoption of the U.S.

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Point of the convention was to decide how America would be governed

The delegates decided that George Washington preside over the entire Convention

They discussed the weaknesses of the government

The full purpose was to amend the Articles of Confederation

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may 14, 1787
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~ 238 years ago