Homework 4 Ms. Valerie 3/25

The Constitution of the United States is a document that outlines the basis of the Federal (national) government of the USA. It was written in 1787 at the "Constitutional Convention" held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 55 men at the convention are called the "Founding fathers" of the USA, and are also known as the "framers of the Constitution." Some of the more famous of the framers are George Washington (the first President of the USA), James Madison (the fourth president of the USA), BenjaminFranklin and Alexander Hamilton.The US Constitution was ratified(approved) on June 21, 1788. It replaced the earlier set of rules, the Articles of Confederation (which were written in 1781, but gave Congress very little (speech).