Which meeting led to drafting a new Constitution to replace the Articles of Confederation?

• A. Constitutional Convention
• B. Philadelphia Convention
• C. First Continental Congress
• D. Second Continental Congress

Answer: (A)

The meeting that produced a new framework to replace the Articles of Confederation is the Constitutional Convention, held in Philadelphia in 1787. Delegates gathered to revise the Articles, but they ended up drafting a new document—the United States Constitution—that created a stronger central government with three branches and checks and balances. The Philadelphia Convention is another name for the same gathering, so it’s often referred to by both terms. Earlier meetings, like the First Continental Congress and the Second Continental Congress, occurred before and during the Revolutionary War and did not replace the Articles with a new constitution.