The document was finalized after 3 months of debate in 1787.
How many delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the new US Constitution?
On September 17, 1787, 39 of the 55 delegates signed the new document, with many who refused to sign objecting to the lack of a bill of rights.
Who were the principal writers of the US Constitution?
James Madison, Oliver Ellsworth, Nathaniel Gorham, Edmund Randolph, John Rutledge, and James Wilson
Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
Philadelphia
Who was the presiding officer of the Convention?
George Washington
What was the first state to ratify the US Constitution?
Delaware on December 7, 1787,
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