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Constitution
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Revolutionary War Begins
War between Britain and the Colonies -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was signed and approved. -
Revolutionary War ends
Congress officially declares an end to the Revolutionary War -
Constitution written
Constitution written in constitutional convention in Philadelphia. -
Constitution was ratified
US Constitution was ratified by 9 states and became the supreme law of the nation. -
George Washington
In 1789 George Washington was elected First President of the United States of America. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments added to the Consttitution. -
Amendment Thirteen
Amendment 13 ended Slavery.
This year the Civil War ended too and Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. -
Amendment Fourteen
It gave the Rights of citizenship to all people born in the US -
Amendment Fifthteen
Gives the right to vote to all citizens, regardless of color or race, but women are not mentioned -
Sixteenth Amendment
Income tax, first time income tax has to be paid. -
Nineteenth Amendment
In 1920 women were giving the right to vote. -
Twenty-sixth Amendment
The voting age was lowered to eighteen.
