The Creation of the United States Constitution

The Creation of the Constitution To amend is "1. To improve; better. 2. To remove the faults or errors of; correct; rectify. 3. To alter formally by adding, deleting, or rephrasing." This is exactly what the delegates to the Constitutional Convention had in mind when they arrived in Philadelphia in May of 1787 - to amend the Articles of Confederation. They had come to "remedy the perceived weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation." But in reality that is the …

…Dudley, ed. The Creation of the Constitution. (San Diego, California: Greenhaven P, Inc., 1995), p. 55. Ibid., p. 63 Ibid., p. 68 Ibid., p. 69 A More Perfect Union: The Creation of the U.S. Constitution. 1995. WAE. 11 Feb. 2003 <http://www.wae.com/freedom/conhist.html>. Ibid. Ibid. Ibid. <Tab/> Ibid. <Tab/> Ibid. <Tab/> Ibid. <Tab/> Ibid. Ibid. Ibid. Ibid. Ibid.