Question 82 of 128 American History

What founding document was written in 1787?

Q: What founding document was written in 1787?

The U.S. Constitution was written in 1787. Delegates met at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 and signed the Constitution on September 17, 1787.

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(U.S.) Constitution

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The U.S. Constitution was written in 1787.

What it means

Delegates met at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 and signed the Constitution on September 17, 1787.

Remember: Declaration 1776, Constitution 1787.

First page of the U.S. Constitution beginning with the words We the People, signed in 1787 — The U.S. Constitution, page 1 (1787). National Archives. Public domain (U.S. National Archives), via Wikimedia Commons.

Memory tip: 1776 Declaration, 1787 Constitution.

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What founding document was written in 1787?

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Official source: USCIS M-1778 (09/25), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version). Last checked: 2026-10-31.