US Constitution signed and submitted for ratification

Historical Context Note

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.2: American (US) Writing and Culture: The Nineteenth Century, 1783-1900.
Vol. editors: J. Michael Duvall (College of Charleston), Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Tony Papanikolas (San Jose State University)

Domains

Regulation of government and electoral processes

Dates

Date of occurrence 1787-09-17

Places

United States (Location)

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The United States Constitution, which established the powers, duties, procedures and the structure of the government, was adopted on 17th September, 1787, by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 39 delegates of the 70 members of the constitutional convention actually signed (ratified) the constitution. The Constitution established the United States government as it exists today.

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