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Bookmark or Share- Constitutional Convention (United States) - WikipediaThe result of the convention was the creation of the Constitution of the United States, placing the Convention among the most significant events in American history. The convention took place in the old Pennsylvania State House, now known as Independence Hall, in Philadelphia.
- Constitution of the United States (1787) | National ArchivesDrafted in secret by delegates to the Constitutional Convention during the summer of 1787, this four-page document, signed on September 17, 1787, established the government of the United States.
- Constitutional Convention begins | May 25, 1787 | HISTORYFour years after the United States won its independence from Great Britain, 55 state delegates, including George Washington, James Madison and Benjamin Franklin, convene in Philadelphia to compose...
- The Constitution: How Did it Happen? | National ArchivesAmerica’s first constitution, the Articles of Confederation, gave the Confederation Congress the power to make rules and request funds from the states, but it had no enforcement powers, couldn’t regulate commerce, or print money.
- Constitutional Convention | History & Compromises | BritannicaConstitutional Convention, convention that drew up the U.S. Constitution. Stimulated by severe economic troubles, which produced radical political movements such as Shays’s Rebellion, the convention met in Philadelphia (May 25–September 17, 1787), ostensibly to amend the Articles of Confederation.
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