The United States Constitution was created on September 17th, 1787 and ratified on June 21st, 1788. It was written in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by founding fathers including James Madison, George Washington, and Alexander Hamilton to establish a strong federal government with checks and balances after shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation were exposed following the Revolutionary War. The Constitution aimed to solve problems in society by protecting individual liberties and limiting federal power while respecting the power of states.

1. By: Kaitlyn Brown. The United States constitution !

3. Ratified on June 21st, 1788.When was the US Constitution written? Kaitlyn Brown.

5. George Washington

6. Alexander Hamilton

7. Thomas Jefferson

8. John AdamsWho created the Constitution? Kaitlyn Brown

9. The Constitution was written because the original Articles of Confederation failed to turn the colonies into a nation. Under the Articles of Confederation the states had their own sovereignty, freedom and independence from each other and from a federal government. States were free to issue their own money, fix their own tariffs, and maintain their own militia. Why was it written?

10. After the Revolutionary War weakened America, the Continental Congress created the Articles of Confederation, but left out a lot of things. So they made the constitution because of all the thing they had left out. What events led to its creation?

12. * The Magna Carta (1215)- Took power from the king and gave some to the nobels. * The Articles of Confederation (1777)- Set the rules for the new colonies while the constitution was being made right. The Constitution was modeled after several major historical documents.

14. Power of individual states.

15. Limiting federal government power.

16. Checks and balances.What problems in our society did the Constitution solve?

18. The government must follow all the laws.What are its limitations?