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.

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.