Which meeting in Philadelphia from May to September 1787 revised the Articles of Confederation?

• A. Declaration
• B. Constitutional Congress
• C. Constitutional Convention
• D. Bill of Rights

Answer: (C)

The event is the Constitutional Convention, the Philadelphia gathering in 1787 that ran from May to September. Delegates came together to revise the Articles of Confederation, but they ended up drafting a new framework for the U.S. government—the Constitution. This meeting is also known as the Philadelphia Convention. The other options don’t fit because they refer to different things: the Declaration is the document declaring independence, not a meeting; the term Constitutional Congress isn’t the historic name for this event; and the Bill of Rights refers to the first amendments, not a gathering to revise the Articles.