The Constitutional Convention

The year was 1787. The place: the State House in Philadelphia, the same location where the Declaration of Independence had been signed 11 years earlier. For four months, 55 delegates from the several states met to frame a Constitution for a federal republic that would last into "remote futurity." This is the story of the delegates to that convention and the framing of the federal Constitution.

Introduction to this Web Site
    by Gordon Lloyd

Introduction to the Constitutional Convention
    by Gordon Lloyd

To clarify the events of the Constitutional Convention, Gordon Lloyd has organized the convention into four parts—a four part drama—and also provided a day-by-day summary of the Convention.

The Constitutional Convention as a Four Act Drama
    by Gordon Lloyd

Day-by-Day Summary of the Convention
    by Gordon Lloyd

Major Themes at the Constitutional Convention
    by Gordon Lloyd

Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787
    by James Madison

This site also features a comprehensive guide to the delegates to the Constitutional Convention.

Names, Ages, Education, Experiences, Committee Assignments and Biographies of the Delegates
    by Gordon Lloyd and Jeff Sammon

Entertainment of George Washington at City Tavern in Philadelphia

Selected Correspondence from the Convention
    Compiled by Gordon Lloyd