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New Republic
They found that the Articles of Confederation, written in 1777 was unsaveable as a framework for the new Republic, so the delegates decided to write a new Constitution. -
Virginia delegates
Election of delegates to the Philadelphia Convention Virginia is authorized. -
New Jersey delegates
Election of delegates to from Philadelphia Convention from New Jersey. -
Pennsylvania delegates
Election of delegates to the Philadelphia Convention from Pennsylvania. -
North Carolina delegates
Election of delegates to the Philadelphia Convention from North Carolina -
New Hampshire delegates
Election of delegates to the Philadelphia Convention from New Hampshire. -
Delaware delegates
Election of delegates to the Philadelphia Convention from Delaware -
Georgia delegates
The Election of delegates to the Philadelphia Convention from Georgia. -
The US Constitution was written
The US Constitution was written in 1787 after the Second Continental Congress called for a meeting in Philadelphia to change some parts of the Articles of Confederation, the document was made as the path for the United States' first national government. -
revise the Articles of Confederation
The Federal Convention came together in the Independence Hall in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation. -
fitty-five delegates meet in Philadelphia
fitty-five delegates from twelve of the thirteen states (Rhode Island boycotted the convention) meet in Philadelphia intent on solving problems that because the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation. -
Proposed Constitution signing.
Proposed Constitution was signed signed. -
Constitution adopted
The Constitution was adopted by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
Signing of the the Constitution
thirty-nine of the fifty-five delegates signed the Constitution and agreed to promote its change to their state legislatures. -
Proposed Constitution is read.
The proposed Constitution is read in Congress of the Confederation. -
US Constitution
After being ratified by conventions in eleven states. It went into effect. -
United States Bill of Rights
The United States Bill of Rights is made of the 10 amendments added to the Constitution.
