A deadlock over the distribution of power threatened to derail the creation of a constitution for the newly formed United States.

Here is what you need to know about the U.S. Constitution's creation, plus a rundown of the Bill of Rights. When was the Constitution written? The United States Constitution was written in 1787.

Here is what you need to know about the U.S. Constitution's creation, plus a rundown of the Bill of Rights. When was the Constitution written? The United States Constitution was written in 1787.