The Annapolis Convention, formally titled as a Meeting of Commissioners to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government, was a national political convention held September 11–14, 1786 in the old Senate Chamber of the Maryland State House[1] in Annapolis, Maryland (The Maryland Society, Sons of the American Revolution claim the location was at Mann's Tavern[2][3] where some of the delegates possibly dined and slept.
[5] The convention also related to George Washington's plans concerning the waterways connecting the Potomac and the Ohio River.
The group realized that the issue of trade touched upon many other aspects of the Confederation and that a future meeting with a broader scope would be necessary to adequately address the problems.
It expressed the hope that more states would be represented and that their delegates or deputies would be authorized to examine areas broader than trade alone.
It is unclear how much weight the convention's call carried, but the urgency of the need for constitutional reform was highlighted by a number of rebellions that took place all over the country.