{"id":2109,"date":"2021-02-26T20:11:52","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T20:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-ushistory1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=2109"},"modified":"2021-11-03T00:03:26","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T00:03:26","slug":"introduction-to-the-u-s-constitution","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-ushistory1\/chapter\/introduction-to-the-u-s-constitution\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to the U.S. Constitution","rendered":"Introduction to the U.S. Constitution"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you'll learn to do: describe the issues and solutions created by the 1787 Constitutional Convention<\/h2>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5595\/2021\/02\/09220052\/498309798_4eb6d3c54a_o.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5007 \" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5595\/2021\/02\/09220052\/498309798_4eb6d3c54a_o.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of the first article of the US Constitution. The heading reads, &quot;We The People&quot; followed by paragraphs of body text. \" width=\"611\" height=\"457\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nThe economic crisis of the 1780s, shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation, and the outbreak of Shays\u2019 Rebellion spurred delegates from twelve of the thirteen states to gather for the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Although the stated purpose of the convention was to modify the Articles of Confederation, their mission shifted to the building of a new, strong federal government. 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The heading reads, &quot;We The People&quot; followed by paragraphs of body text.\" width=\"611\" height=\"457\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The economic crisis of the 1780s, shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation, and the outbreak of Shays\u2019 Rebellion spurred delegates from twelve of the thirteen states to gather for the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Although the stated purpose of the convention was to modify the Articles of Confederation, their mission shifted to the building of a new, strong federal government. 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