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Describes the need for unification in a growing country and discusses the problems and decisions of the men who drafted the Constitution of the United States.

Discusses the need in 1787 for a new Constitution, the problems,personalities, and conflicts that helped shape it, and the struggle for its ratification.

Presents brief biographies of the men who signed the Constitution and the nonsigning delegates and describes the membership of the Convention's committees.

Learn about America's history through the use of graphics and animations, live-action portrayals of historic figures and stories told from a child's point of view. Topics featured in this video include the story of the Constitution, the lives of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, and the Great Seal of the United States.