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It was signed on by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention, meeting in Philadelphia, on September 17, 1787. Contrast this with the signing of the Articles of Confederation, the prior constitution of the United States. It was first signed on July 9, 1778, but due to a number of objections by the states (particularly over the status of the western territories), signing was not completed until March 1, 1781.
However that is not the date that the United States was actually established; in other words, the Constitution did not take effect on that date. Technically, and according to its own stipulation, it took effect when it was signed by the ninth state to ratify it: New Hampshire. That happened June 21, 1788. The date mentioned above, September 17, 1787, is when the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia agreed on the final draft of the Constitution and sent it to Congress with the recommendation that it be sent to the states for ratification.
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∙ 9y agoThe United States Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787 and ratified on June 21, 1788. The Constitution contains seven articles.
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∙ 9y agoThe United States Constitution was written during the Philadelphia Convention which ran from May 25th until September 17, 1787. It was signed on September 17, 1787.
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How many individuals signed the Constitution?
39 delegates signed the US Constitution.
What year was the US Constitution sign?
The US Constitution was signed in 1787
When did Alexander Hamilton sign the US Constitution?
When he signed the US Constitution
How many delegates at the constitutional convention signed the US constitution?
55 signed the constitution.
What individuals signed the US Constitution?
my social teacher signed it
When did Alexander Hamilton sign the constitution?
When he signed the US Constitution
What did Alexander Hamilton have to do with the US constitution?
He signed it.
What states signed the US Constitution?
Delaware.
In what year was the US Constitution signed?
September 17, 1787. The answer that was first here was 1776. I am sorry but that is not the right answer because it was a year that a famous document was signed but not this one. In 1776 The Declaration Of Independence was signed. The Constitution couldn't have come before The Declaration Of Independence, because the Constitution is a document listing the law of The United States Of America... We weren't in control of Great Britain when the Constitution was written.
Did any Presidents sign the US Constitution?
yes infact there was some of our presidents who signed the us constitution.
When was the US Constitution signed by the delegates?
The delegates had signed the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787.
What state signed The US Constitution first?
Delaware.
