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Creating the Constitution is guide Number 6 of the 24 SparkNotes guides for studying American History
. It explores the development of the new Constitution and the process through which it became the law of the land in the late 1780s. This study guide is preceded by our guide for The Articles of Confederation and followed by our guide for Building the New State.Read features from the SparkNotes guide to Creating the Constitution including Context for the development and passage of the Constitution and a discussion of the Constitutional Convention in May 1787.