How did delegates to the Constitutional Convention sidestep their original mandate?
a. They aimed to weaken federal power and give even more power to the individual states.
b. They quickly decided to scrap the Articles of Confederation and write a new constitution.
c. They desperately tried to find a way to make the existing Articles of Confederation work.
d. They focused almost exclusively on commerce and navigation between the states.
Answer: b
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