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The U.S. Constitution was written in the summer of 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by delegates from 12 states, in order to replace the Articles of Confederation with a new form of government. It created a federal system with a national government composed of three separated powers (Executive, Judicial, Legislative), and included both reserved and concurrent powers of states. See the Federalist Papers, which James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay wrote to convince the colonies to sign the Constitution. It took until 1790 for all 13 colonies to accept The Constitution. Connecticut (5 of 50 States) Admitted 9 January 1788 Massachusetts (6 of 50 States) Admitted 6 February 1788 Maryland (7 of 50 States) Admitted 28 April 1788 South Carolina (8 of 50 States) Admitted 22 May 1788 New Hampshire (9 of 50 States) Admitted 21 June 1788 Virginia (10 of 50 States) Admitted 25 June 1788 New York (11 of 50 States) Admitted 26 July 1788 |
