The Constitution was written in 1787. The American army won the War of Independence in 1783. For several years, the U.S. was governed by a congress of representatives from the states. But in 1787, delegates for the states met in Philadelphia to create a stronger federal government. They wrote the Constitution that gave the framework for the government we have today. The Constitution was written in 1787.
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