The year was 1787. The place: the State House in Philadelphia, the same location where the Declaration of Independence had been signed 11 years earlier. For four months, 55 delegates from the several states met to frame a Constitution for a federal republic that would last into "remote futurity." This is the story of the delegates to that convention and the framing of the federal Constitution. References : http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/
November 17th, 2009 at 9:20 am
Philadelphia!
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November 17th, 2009 at 9:32 am
The year was 1787. The place: the State House in Philadelphia, the same location where the Declaration of Independence had been signed 11 years earlier. For four months, 55 delegates from the several states met to frame a Constitution for a federal republic that would last into "remote futurity." This is the story of the delegates to that convention and the framing of the federal Constitution.
References :
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/
November 17th, 2009 at 9:44 am
Philadelphia, PA
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