In 1787 delegates from the 12 states met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to follow up on the Annapolis Convention. The delegates ended up starting to write the United States Constitution. The framers of the constitution agreed that the central government needed greater power. By September 1787 the delegates had completed the work of the constitution. On September 17, 1787 the constitution was signed by 39 out of the 42 framers present. Before the constitution could go into effect it had to be ratified by 9 out of the 13 states. The constitution had a lot of strengths such as, most power was held by national government, it had three branches of government, firm system of checks and balances, and many more. There were some people who opposed the
