| DATE |
STATE / EVENT |
VOTE |
| * Jan 05, 1776 * |
NEW HAMPSHIRE adopts State Constitution |
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| * Mar 26, 1776 * |
SOUTH CAROLINA adopts State Constitution |
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| * Jun 29, 1776 * |
VIRGINIA adopts State Constitution |
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| * Jul 02, 1776 * |
NEW JERSEY adopts State Constitution |
(026 - 009) |
| Jul 04, 1776 |
UNITED STATES issue Declaration of Independence |
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| * Sep 18, 1776 * |
NORTH CAROLINA adopts State Constitution |
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| * Feb 05, 1777 * |
GEORGIA adopts State Constitution |
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| Jun 15, 1780 |
MASSACHUSETTS adopts State Constitution |
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| * Oct 25, 1780 * |
MASSACHUSETTS State Constitution goes into effect |
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| Sep 17, 1787 |
U.S. CONSTITUTION proposed at Philadelphia |
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| Dec 07, 1787 |
DELAWARE ratifies U.S. Constitution |
(030 - 000) |
| Dec 12, 1787 |
PENNSYLVANIA ratifies U.S. Constitution |
(046 - 023) |
| Dec 18, 1787 |
NEW JERSEY ratifies U.S. Constitution |
(038 - 000) |
| Jan 02, 1788 |
GEORGIA ratifies U.S. Constitution |
(026 - 000) |
| Jan 09, 1788 |
CONNECTICUT ratifies U.S. Constitution |
(128 - 040) |
| Feb 06, 1788 |
MASSACHUSETTS ratifies U.S. Constitution |
(187 - 168) |
| Apr 28, 1788 |
MARYLAND ratifies U.S. Constitution |
(063 - 012) |
| May 23, 1788 |
SOUTH CAROLINA ratifies U.S. Constitution |
(149 - 073) |
| * Jun 21, 1788 * |
NEW HAMPSHIRE ratifies U.S. Constitution |
(057 - 046) |
| Jun 26, 1788 |
VIRGINIA ratifies U.S. Constitution |
(089 - 079) |
| Jul 26, 1788 |
NEW YORK ratifies U.S. Constitution |
(030 - 028) |
| Mar 04, 1789 |
1st U.S. Congress convenes at NYC |
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| Apr 30, 1789 |
GEORGE WASHINGTON inaugurated |
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| Sep 25, 1789 |
Congress proposes bill of rights |
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| Nov 20, 1789 |
NEW JERSEY ratifies Bill of Rights |
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| Nov 21, 1789 |
NORTH CAROLINA ratifies U.S. Constitution |
(193 - 075) |
| Dec 19, 1789 |
MARYLAND ratifies Bill of Rights |
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| Dec 22, 1789 |
NORTH CAROLINA ratifies Bill of Rights |
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| Jan 19, 1790 |
SOUTH CAROLINA ratifies Bill of Rights |
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| Jan 25, 1790 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE ratifies Bill of Rights |
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| Jan 28, 1790 |
DELAWARE ratifies Bill of Rights |
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| Mar 10, 1790 |
PENNSYLVANIA ratifies Bill of Rights |
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| Mar 27, 1790 |
NEW YORK ratifies Bill of Rights |
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| May 29, 1790 |
RHODE ISLAND ratifies U.S. Constitution |
(034 - 032) |
| Jun 15, 1790 |
RHODE ISLAND ratifies Bill of Rights |
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| Mar 04, 1791 |
VERMONT admitted as 14th State |
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| Nov 03, 1791 |
VERMONT ratifies Bill of Rights |
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| * Dec 15, 1791 * |
VIRGINIA ratifies Bill of Rights |
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| Jun 01, 1792 |
KENTUCKY admitted as 15th State |
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| Jun 01, 1796 |
TENNESSEE admitted as 16th State |
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| Mar 04, 1797 |
JOHN ADAMS inaugurated |
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| Jul 14, 1798 |
U.S. Congress passes Sedition Act of 1798 |
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| Mar 04, 1801 |
THOMAS JEFFERSON inaugurated |
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| Nov 29, 1802 |
OHIO admitted as 17th State |
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