How Was the Constitution Written?

The Constitution was written and signed in Philadelphia in the Assembly Room of the Pennsylvania State House, now known as Independence Hall. ... The Constitution was written during the Philadelphia Convention

—now known as the Constitutional Convention—which convened from May 25 to September 17, 1787.

How was the US Constitution written?

Writing the Constitution

After three hot summer months of equally heated debate, the delegates appointed a Committee of Detail to put its decisions in writing. Near the end of the convention, a Committee of Style and Arrangement kneaded it into its final form, condensing 23 articles into seven in less than four days.

How was the Constitution written and ratified?

On September 17, 1787, the Constitution was signed. ... On September 25, 1789, the first Congress of the United States adopted 12 amendments to the U.S. Constitution–the Bill of Rights–and sent them to the states for ratification. Ten of these amendments were ratified in 1791.