| − | The '''Annapolis Convention''', officially the '''Meeting of Commissioners to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government''',<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=8qfTCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA51 Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Presidency]</ref> was a meeting at Annapolis, Maryland, in September 1786. It was a step toward a [[Constitutional Convention|federal convention]] to revise the [[Articles of Confederation]].<ref name=britannica>{{cite web |url=http://www.britannica.com/event/Annapolis-Convention |title=Annapolis Convention |work=[[Encyclopedia Britannica]]}}</ref> | + | The '''Annapolis Convention''', officially the '''Meeting of Commissioners to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government''',<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=8qfTCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA51 Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Presidency]</ref> was a meeting at Annapolis, Maryland, in September 1786. It came shortly after the [[Mount Vernon Conference]], and was a step toward a [[Constitutional Convention|federal convention]] to revise the [[Articles of Confederation]].<ref name=britannica>{{cite web |url=http://www.britannica.com/event/Annapolis-Convention |title=Annapolis Convention |work=[[Encyclopedia Britannica]]}}</ref> |