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What year did the constitutional convention take place?.

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May 25, 1787

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The Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation. Some of the delegates included George Washington, who was elected to preside, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, James Wilson, John Rutledge, Charles Pinckney, Oliver Ellsworth, and Gouverneur Morris.

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