Annapolis Convention (1786)

Annapolis Convention
DateSeptember 11–14, 1786 (1786-09-11 – 1786-09-14)
VenueMann's Tavern
LocationAnnapolis, Maryland, USA
Coordinates38°58′38.1″N 76°29′24.6″W / 38.977250°N 76.490167°W / 38.977250; -76.490167
Also known asMeeting of Commissioners to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government
Participants12

The Annapolis Convention, formally titled as a Meeting of Commissioners to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government, was a national political convention held September 11–14, 1786 at Mann's Tavern in Annapolis, Maryland, in which twelve delegates from five U.S. states (New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia) gathered to discuss and develop a consensus on reversing the protectionist trade barriers that each state had erected. At the time, under the Articles of Confederation, each state was largely independent from the others, and the national government had no authority to regulate trade between and among the states.[1] New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and North Carolina had appointed commissioners, who failed to arrive in Annapolis in time to attend the meeting, and Connecticut, Maryland, South Carolina, and Georgia had taken no action at all.[2] The convention also related to George Washington's plans concerning the waterways connecting the Potomac and the Ohio River.

  1. ^ Ferling, John (2003). A Leap in the Dark: The Struggle to Create the American Republic. Oxford University Press. p. 276. ISBN 9780195176001. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "Annapolis Convention Resolution, 1786". TeachingAmericanHistory.org. Ashland, Ohio: Ashbrook Center at Ashland University. Retrieved March 30, 2016.