who wrote the delegates of the 13 colonies
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Delegates meet at that Constitutional Convention to amend the Articles of Confederation.
The Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia from May to September of 1787. Delegates from the different colonies came here to discuss the problems facing the government of the United States. From this convention, the U.S. Constitution emerged and was adopted.
By May 1776, 8 colonies had decided to support independence. On July 2, 1776, the resolution for independence was adopted by 12 of the 13 colonies, w/ NY not voting. It was made official on July 4, 1776; on July 9 the NY convention finally approved.
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The fact that the delegates from different regions were unfamiliar with one another.