The Constitution was written at this convention.
To write the constitution.
The Constitutional Convention was held at Independence Hall, in Philadelphia.
improve the Articles of Confederation.
It is true to say that; as far as congress was concerned the main purpose for a 1787 convention in Philadelphia was to revise the articles of confederation.
Congress called for the convention, pressured by several states, to deal with the problems the country was facing due to the Articles of Confederation. The states then sent delegates to the convention in Philadelphia for the purpose of creating a better constitution for the country.
The original purpose of the 1787 Philadelphia Convention was to revise the Articles of Confederation, the first document outlining the operation of the United States national government. The Articles of Confederation lacked provisions for a federal court system, fair representation of the states in Congress, and a President. Many of the 55 delegates at the Convention finally concluded there was no way to patch the old system, so they secretly rewrote the plan for government in the US Constitution. The Philadelphia Convention later became known as the Constitutional Convention.
so, they could revise the articles of confederation
Congress realized the Articles of Confederation were not working for the people of the United States, so they called for a Constitutional Convention to revise the Articles. They hoped that it would be possible to revise the Articles of Confederation to better unite the country through legal means. However, once the convention began, it became clear that the Articles were beyond repair, so the Constitution was created to replace them.
A convention of the thirteen states met to study the trade problem.
This convention convened to write the Constitution of the USA.
To make small adjustments to the Articles of Confederation, a few minor changes that would convert it into a more workable and flexible document.