It was the summer of 1787. A group of 55 delegates from different states met in a small room in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though it was hot and sticky, they kept the windows shut. This meeting was top secret, after all.
The United States had won independence from Great Britain four years earlier. But disagreements were tearing the new nation apart. The delegates had gathered to come up with a plan to save the country. The result was the U.S. Constitution.
Here are three things that may surprise you about one of our country’s most important documents.