Having won the Revolutionary War and gained their freedom from Great Britain, the delegates from across the newly established country came together in May, 1787, to discuss the rules upon which the United States would be built to ensure the prosperity and freedom of its people for centuries to come

Traces the events of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in a historical account that covers such topics as the fierce conflicts that influenced the writing of the Constitution, the issues that divided the states, and the contributions of key players

We know-and love-the story of the American Revolution, from the Declaration of Independence to Cornwallis's defeat. But our first government was a disaster and the country was in a terrible crisis. So when a group of men traveled to Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 to save a nation in danger of collapse, they had no great expectations for the meeting that would make history. But all the ideas, arguments, and compromises led to a great thing: a constitution...

Three early American statesmen, intending to sway others to ratify the new Constitution, defend its political principles and ideologies.

An introduction to the United States Constitution, presented in graphic form, detailing important people and events in the creation of the founding document, its Preamble, and twenty-seven amendments.