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Constitutional Convention

May 25 – September 17, 1787 · Independence Hall, Philadelphia

Meeting of delegates in Philadelphia that replaced the Articles of Confederation with the United States Constitution, signed on 17 September 1787.

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Key people

James Madison Delegate, chief drafter George Washington President of the Convention Alexander Hamilton Delegate Benjamin Franklin Delegate Elbridge Gerry Massachusetts delegate who refused to sign

Participants

Before and after

Followed from
American Revolutionary War April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
Led to
United States Bill of Rights December 15, 1791

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