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                                                                                          Rhode Island was the only state
                                                                                          that did not send any delegates to
                                                                                          the Constitutional Convention.




 Who wrote the Constitution?                       Who wrote the Constitution?



 21  In May 1787, delegates from most of the 13 states   5  In May 1787, delegates from most of the 13 states
 met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Their job was to   met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Their job was to
 write the Constitution, a new set of rules for the    write the Constitution, a new set of rules for the

 country’s government.                                 country’s government.


 22  The meeting was called the Constitutional   6     The meeting was called the Constitutional
 Convention. The 55 delegates at the meeting later     Convention. The 55 delegates at the meeting later
 became known as the Framers of the Constitution.      became known as the Framers of the Constitution.



                                                         convention  A convention is a meeting of people who share the same
                                                         purpose or ideas.
                                                         delegates  People who have been chosen to make decisions for a larger
                                                         group are called delegates.





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