What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

Answers from the USCIS list

Give one of these answers.

• The Constitution was written.
• The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.

Our explanation

A convention is a large meeting. In 1787, leaders from the states met in Philadelphia and planned a new government. These leaders, the Founding Fathers, wrote the Constitution there. The Declaration came earlier, in 1776.

Remember it

The name is the clue: the Constitution was written at the Constitutional Convention.

Source

USCIS 2025 Study Guide pp. 8, 52. Quote (p. 52): “The Founders wrote the Constitution at the Constitutional Convention.”

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