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1787 In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, delegates begin to meet to write a new Constitution
for the United States
.
1787 In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, delegates begin to convene a Constitutional Convention intended to amend the Articles of Confederation
. However, a new Constitution
for the United States
was eventually produced. George Washington
presided over the Convention.
1787 United States Constitution is adopted by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia
.
1788 Georgia
ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 4th U.S. state
.
1788 Connecticut
ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 5th U.S. state
.
1788 Massachusetts
ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 6th U.S. state
.
1788 Maryland
ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 7th U.S. state
.
1788 South Carolina
ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 8th U.S. state
.
1788 New Hampshire
ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 9th U.S. state
. The Constitution then went into effect.
1788 Virginia
ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 10th U.S. state
.
1788 New York
ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th U.S. state
.
1789 North Carolina
ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 12th U.S. state
.
1790 Rhode Island
ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 13th U.S. state
.
1791 Ratification by the states of the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution is completed, creating the United States Bill of Rights
. Two additional amendments remain pending, and one of these is finally ratified in 1992, becoming the Twenty-seventh Amendment.
1808 Importation of slaves
into the United States
is banned; this is also the earliest day under the United States Constitution that an amendment
could be made restricting slavery.
1870 The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed
1948 The United States Supreme Court rules that religious instruction in public schools violated the Constitution
.
1964 Thirteen years after its proposal and nearly two years after the measure had been passed by the United States Senate
77-16, the 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll tax
es in national elections, is ratified.
1992 Alabama
ratifies a 202-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a midterm or retroactive pay raise.
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