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Significance and Effect of the War 5. Devising a Constitution In May 1787, a convention met in Philadelphia with instructions to revise the Articles of Confederation. The delegates – among whom were George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and James Madison – went beyond their mandate and drafted a new and more workable constitution. It established a stronger federal government empowered to collect taxes, conduct diplomacy, maintain armed forces, and regulate foreign trade and commerce among the states. Mandate: n. 命令，指令 The Constitution was accepted in 1788. Many A