One
weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that the jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court was not clearly defined.
Called
by Alexander Hamilton, the main goal was to discuss amongst each other how to
amend the Articles of Confederation to ensure a more effective government by
setting standard rules and regulations. Instead of thirteen expected delegates,
only five (New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia) state
representatives showed up. The five representatives, who were so eager for a
change, voted unanimously to meet up again with the others in Philadelphia. The
meetup in turn paved way for the Constitution of the United States