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In Philadelphia, a meeting called the Constitutional Convention and began with enough representatives present to make the proceedings official. The goal was to fix the country's first set of rules, the Articles of confederation.
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The representatives at the Constitutional Convention approved and signed the constitution. The signing showed their support for the new government framework they had created.
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The new Constitution was sent to Congress, and then passed it on to the states. From there, the states held special conventions to decide whether or not to approve it.
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Delaware was the first of the original 13 states to officially approve the Constitution. Because of this, it became known as "The First State".
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When New Hampshire officially approved the Constitution, it became the ninth state to do so. Which was the required number of approvals for the Constitution to become the official framework of the new government.
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The Constitution was officially put into use thus creating the new United States government. Which meant the rules it had became the law for the country.
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The individual states formally approved the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. These first ten changes are called the Bill of Rights and protect important freedoms for citizens, like freedom of speech and religion.