john adams won with just 84 votes but as the race was to close it went to the house of representitives and then by a vote that was conducted john adams was voted to be president this was the only time this has ever happened before the 12th adment
The original purpose of the convention was to search for ways to improve the Articles of Confederation. However the Framers changed the purpose to writing a new constitution because they thought the problems were too serious to try correct.
