Constitutional Convention of 1796

The Constitutional Convention of 1796 did not occur as a formal event; rather, the first U.S. Congress convened in 1789 and the Constitution was ratified in 1788. By 1796, the focus shifted to implementing the Constitution and dealing with political divisions. However, if you meant the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, that was where delegates gathered to draft the U.S. Constitution, replacing the Articles of Confederation. This laid the foundation for the federal government, balancing power between states and the national government, and establishing key principles like separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism.