The economic depression following the Revolutionary War and Shays's Rebellion raised concerns about the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and led to calls for a stronger federal government. Delegates met in Philadelphia in 1787 to draft a new constitution, but they faced difficulties in balancing the interests of large and small states as well as northern and southern states around the issues of representation and slavery.
The economic depression following the Revolutionary War and Shays's Rebellion raised concerns about the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and led to calls for a stronger federal government. Delegates met in Philadelphia in 1787 to draft a new constitution, but they faced difficulties in balancing the interests of large and small states as well as northern and southern states around the issues of representation and slavery.
The economic depression following the Revolutionary War and Shays's Rebellion raised concerns about the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and led to calls for a stronger federal government. Delegates met in Philadelphia in 1787 to draft a new constitution, but they faced difficulties in balancing the interests of large and small states as well as northern and southern states around the issues of representation and slavery.