Signing of the Constitution, September 17, 1787
On February 21, 1787, the Continental Congress resolved that:
... it is expedient that on the second Monday in May next a Convention of delegates who shall have been appointed by the several States be held at Philladelphia for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation...
Books Constitutional Convention
The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution by Call Number: KF4510 .S74 2008 (DPC)ISBN: 0743286936
Plain, Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution by Call Number: KF4510 .B44 2009 (DPC)ISBN: 1400065704
Shapers of the Great Debate at the Constitutional Convention of 1787: A Biographical Dictionary by Call Number: E302.5 .M674 2006 (DPC)ISBN: 0313330212
The Constitutional Convention of 1787: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of America's Founding by Call Number: REF. KF4510 .V55 2005 (DPC)ISBN: 1851096698
A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution by Call Number: E303 .B47 2003 (DPC & RHC)ISBN: 0156028727
Recommended Websites about The Constitutional Convention
- The Constitutional Convention: Teaching American HistoryThis Web Site provides a twelve-step guide to understanding the Constitutional Convention.
- The National Archives: Meet the Framers of the ConstitutionInformation about Delegates to the Constitutional Convention.