The Constitutional Convention was held at Independence Hall, in Philadelphia.
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September 17, 1787 at the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelpia.
All of the original 13 states attended the Constitutional Convention except Rhode Island.
Delegates wrote the United States Constitution (APEX)
The Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia from May to September of 1787. Delegates from the different colonies came here to discuss the problems facing the government of the United States. From this convention, the U.S. Constitution emerged and was adopted.
25 of 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention owned slaves. Also: 5 of the 13 American States were "slave states" in 1787 and slaves made up 35% of the population of those states Some of the "Founding Fathers" owned slaves, including: James Madison Benjamin Franklin George Washington Thomas Jefferson