What was the initial purpose of the constitutional convention? a. to write the constitution b. to amend the constitution c. to amend the articles of confederation d. to ratify the constitution

The Constitutional Convention was called because the federal government established by the Articles of Confederation was considered to be too weak to effectively deal with the young nation's issues. Officially, the purpose of the convention was to revise the Articles of Confederation. Many feel that this was a drastic understatement, and that the real goal of many of its key proponents was to replace the Articles of Confederation and create a strong federal government.  

C. to amend the articles of confederation

no because we were not ready for war

"germany's geographic location was an advantage when it was on the offensive in the war because it was situated next to an extremely wide river, the rhine, which was difficult for the allies to cross."