alleryStart learning →The May 1787 meeting in Philadelphia became known as the:
AContinental Congress
BConfederation Congress
CCommittee of Safety
DConstitutional Convention
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Constitutional Convention
1. The meeting is remembered by a specific name.
2. Fifty-five delegates arrived in Philadelphia in May 1787.
3. That meeting became known as the Constitutional Convention.
4. It produced the Constitution.
_Source: OpenStax American Government 4e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 2 'The Constitution and Its Origins'_
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