Confederation Congress

History

The Confederation Congress itself endorsed this and issued invitations for the states to send delegates, after meeting in secret all summer in Philadelphia's Independence Hall. The Philadelphia Convention, under the leadership of George Washington, developed a proposed new Constitution for the United States to replace the 1776–1778 Articles. The Confederation Congress received and submitted the new Constitution document to the states, and the Constitution was later ratified by enough states (nine were required) to become operative in June 1788. On September 13, 1788, the Confederation Congress set the date for choosing the electors in the Electoral College that was set up for choosing the first president of the United States as January 7, 1789, the date for the electors to vote for the president as February 4, 1789. Additionally, the date for the Constitution to become operative as set for March 4, 1789, when the new Congress of the United States should convene.