Human: Who wrote the First Amendment? Assistant: 
The First Amendment was written by the Constitutional Convention in 1787. The First Amendment was the first amendment to the Constitution, and was ratified in 1791. The First Amendment states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."