Juvenile Nonfiction

Who Wrote the U.S. Constitution?

Name: Who Wrote the U.S. Constitution?
Author: Candice Ransom
ISBN: 9780761363194

by Candice Ransom

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Overview

... of the Revolutionary War through the Constitutional Convention. The Constitution for Kids http://www.usconstitution.net/constkids4.html This site includes pictures of the U.S. Constitution, the history of the document, and information ...

Synopsis

In May 1787, men from all over the United States arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on serious business. Just eleven years earlier, colonial leaders had met in Philadelphia to declare their independence from Great Britain. But now the young country was in trouble. The U.S. government was weak, and its guiding document—the Articles of Confederation—was failing. Throughout the summer of 1787, state representatives and leaders argued, shouted, and wrote and rewrote articles. By September, they had produced a new document, the U.S. Constitution. The Convention became a turning point in American history. But what were the new country’s problems? Who came up with the solutions? How did the states work out disagreements to create a new system of government? Discover the facts about the 1787 Convention and the writing of the Constitution.