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constitution covention
The year was 1787. The place: the State House in Philadelphia, the same location where the Declaration of Independence had been signed 11 years earlier. For four months, 55 delegates from the several states met to frame a Constitution for a federal republic that would last into "remote futurity." This is the story of the delegates to that convention and the framing of the federal Constitution -
Constitution goes into effect
The US Constitution was ratified by the required 9 states of June 21, 1788, but the new United States of America government did not open for business until March 4, 1789. -
George washigton elected president
george washigton was the first 1st president of america -
the date when the Bil of rights amendment was passed
The Bill of Rights is the name by which the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are known.[1] They were introduced by James Madison to the First United States Congress in 1789 as a series of legislative articles, and came into effect as Constitutional Amendments on December 15, 1791, through the process of ratification by three-fourths of the States. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Bill_of_Rights -
the bill of rights amendment was ratiflied
Ratified December 15, 1791 -
date 15th amendment is proposed
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. Read more: Amendments to the Constitution of the United States — Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0749825.html#ixzz18JB2Fz7p -
when was the louisiana purchuse signed
By a treaty signed on Apr. 30, 1803, the United States purchased from France the Louisiana Territory, more than 2 million sq km (800,000 sq mi) of land extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. The price was 60 million francs, about $15 million; $11,250,000 was to be paid directly, with the balance to be covered by the assumption by the United States of French debts to American citizens. -
battle of waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo takes place near the Waterloo, Belgium on June 18, 1815. In this battle, the forces of the French Empire under the leadership of Michael Ney and Napoleon Bonaparte were defeated by the Seventh Coalition and a Prussian Army, which was commanded by Gebhard Von Blucher. The forces were also defeated by an Anglo-Allied Army commanded by the Duke of Wellington -
michigan becomes a state
o become a state, Michigan had to have 60,000 people. First, Governor Mason ordered a census, a count of all the people, who lived in the territory. Michigan had 85,856 people just in the lower peninsula! Michigan also needed a constitution, which set up basic rules for governing the state, and elected state officials. Michigan voters approved the constitution on October 5, 1835. They also elected Stevens T. Mason governor of the state. Lastly, the United States Congress in Washington, D.C. ha -
civil war ends
1865 - Civil War ends. General Lee's troops were surrounded and on April 7, Grant called upon Lee to surrender. The two commanders met on April 9, and agreed on the terms of surrender -
cival war begins
The incident that began the Civil War involved the demand for the surrender of Fort Sumter, in Charleston, South Carolina harbor. On April 11, 1861, Brigadier General Pierre G. T. Beauregard formally requested that the fort be surrendered. The Federal commander, Major Robert Anderson, refused. At 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, Captain George S. James fired the first shot of the war from a Confederate artillery battery. Artillery exchanges continued through April 13, when terms of capitulation were -
13th amendment is passed
On December 18th 1865, the 13th amendment to the Constitution was officially ratified. This amendment stated that neither slavery, nor involuntary servitude could exist in the United States -
colorado becomes a state
It took sixteen years, four Colorado votes, three suggested state constitutions, and many attempts in Congress, for Colorado to FINALLY become the 38th state on Aug. 1, 1876, following a proclamation by President Ulysses S. Grant
