2008 test · 65/100Colonial Period and Independence

Question 65 (2008): What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

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• The Constitution was written.
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• The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
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In 1787 the Founding Fathers met in Philadelphia and wrote the Constitution, kiddo.

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