1787

18-Dec

New Jersey became the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

12-Dec

Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

7-Dec

Delaware became the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

26-Oct

The first of the Federalist papers, a series of essays calling for ratification of the U.S. Constitution, was published in New York newspapers. The essays,

17-Oct

Blacks living in Boston, Massachusetts petitioned the Boston legislature protesting that their children were excluded from the Boston public schools because of their race. Rebuffed

28-Sep

The Congress of the Confederation voted to send the just-completed Constitution of the United States to state legislatures for their approval.

17-Sep

The Constitution of the United States was completed and signed by a majority of delegates attending the constitutional convention in Philadelphia.

22-Aug

Inventor John Fitch demonstrated his steamboat on the Delaware River to delegates of the Continental Congress. (Although Fitch deserves credit for inventing the first practical

6-Aug

The Constitutional convention in Philadelphia began to debate the articles contained in a draft of the U.S. Constitution.

13-Jul

Congress enacted an ordinance governing the Northwest Territory.

18-Dec

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Dianne Russell

Dianne Russell

Dianne Russell

Dianne Russell

Dianne Russell