What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

• A. The Declaration was adopted
• B. The King declared independence
• C. A treaty with Britain was signed
• D. The Constitution was written

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is what came out of the Constitutional Convention. In 1787, delegates gathered in Philadelphia to fix the problems of the earlier government under the Articles of Confederation, but they ultimately drafted a new framework for the United States—the Constitution. This document created a stronger central government with three branches and a system of checks and balances to prevent tyranny and improve coordination between states.

The other events listed happened at other times: the Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776 to declare independence from Britain; the King did not declare independence (the United States rejected monarchy altogether); and treaties with Britain, like the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War, were signed after the war, not at the convention.