The constitutional convention, which assembled in may 1787, was supposed to: select one: a. nominate someone for president. b. address the country's financial crisis. c. write a new constitution. d. revise the articles of confederation. e. discuss better trade relations with britain.

D. revise the articles of confederation.

The constitutional convention, also called the Philadelphia Convention, Federal Convention, or the Grand Convention at Philadelphia, was held to make a new government and revise the current articles of confederation. This was one of the most significant events in USA.