United StatesQuestion 66 (2008 list) · Colonial period and independence
When was the Constitution written?
- a1776
- b1781
- c1787Correct answer
- d1791
Why?
The Constitution was written in 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. The Declaration of Independence came earlier, in 1776.
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