<P> 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 states -- New Jersey , New York , Pennsylvania , Delaware , and Virginia -- gathered to discuss and develop a consensus about 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 . New Hampshire , Massachusetts , Rhode Island , and North Carolina had appointed commissioners who failed to arrive in Annapolis in time to attend the meeting , while Connecticut , Maryland , South Carolina , and Georgia had taken no action at all . </P>
<P> 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 states -- New Jersey , New York , Pennsylvania , Delaware , and Virginia -- gathered to discuss and develop a consensus about 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 . New Hampshire , Massachusetts , Rhode Island , and North Carolina had appointed commissioners who failed to arrive in Annapolis in time to attend the meeting , while Connecticut , Maryland , South Carolina , and Georgia had taken no action at all . </P>
what was a convention convened at annapolis in 1786
what was a convention convened at annapolis in 1786
a Meeting of Commissioners to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government
a Meeting of Commissioners to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government