On June 21, 1788, the US constitution was ratified and became the law after New Hampshire became the ninth of the 13 states ...

New Hampshire becomes the ninth and last necessary state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, thereby making the ...

The final draft of the Articles of the Confederation and Perpetual Union was endorsed by the congressional representatives on Nov. 15, 1777. It was sent to the 13 states for ratification ...

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A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution, printed 237 years ago, is set to be auctioned Thursday in North Carolina. The document, which was sent to the states for ratification after the Constitutional ...

Along with the Constitution on the broad sheet printed front and back is a letter from George Washington asking for ratification ... first draft of the Articles of Confederation went for $1 ...

So many states feared the expanded powers of the new national government that they insisted on amendments during the Constitution's ratification ... The Articles of Confederation, however ...