What event produced the new U.S. Constitution?

• A. Constitutional Convention
• B. First Continental Congress
• C. Annapolis Convention
• D. Declaration of Independence

Answer: (A)

The event that produced the new U.S. Constitution was the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia in 1787. At that gathering, delegates from the states drafted a new framework for national government to replace the weaker Articles of Confederation. The result was a document establishing three branches of government—legislative, executive, and judicial—with checks and balances and a system of federalism that divided power between the national and state governments. Afterward, the Constitution was sent to the states for ratification and eventually became the law of the land.

Others played different roles: the First Continental Congress from 1774 met to address grievances with Britain and coordinate colonial actions, not to create a constitution; the Annapolis Convention in 1786 focused on trade and weaknesses of the Articles and led to the call for a broader constitutional convention; and the Declaration of Independence in 1776 proclaimed independence from Britain rather than outlining a governing framework.