When was the Constitution written? — Answer & Explanation

Official Question & Answer

Question

When was the Constitution written?

✦ OFFICIAL ANSWER ✦

1787

Why This Is the Answer

The Constitution was written in 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Delegates met from May to September 1787 to design the new government. The Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787, and ratified by the required nine states by June 1788.

Keep the dates straight: Declaration of Independence = 1776. Constitution = 1787. Bill of Rights = 1791.

💡 Interview Tip

Say: '1787.'

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