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Constitutional Convention

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

Followed from American Revolutionary War

Led to United States Bill of Rights

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

Key people

James Madison Delegate, chief drafter George Washington President of the Convention Alexander Hamilton Delegate Benjamin Franklin Delegate

Participants