The Constitutional Convention
Chris Hughes
Hardcover
(Blackbirch Press, Jan. 11, 2005)
In 1787, delegates from twelve different states came together in Philadelphia. Their task was to revise the ineffective Articles of Confederation that made up the original government of the United States of America. In the end, those fifty five men wrote a new Constitution, a document that today is the longest-standing national constitution in the world. These delegates included some of the best known and most respected men in America, and the government that they envisioned, debated, and eventually agreed upon became and remains a model for new nations throughout the world.
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