MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NEW US GOVERNMENT
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The Capitol building, Washington D.C.
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Federal Hall, New York City
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Independence Hall, Philadelphia
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Faneuil Hall, Boston
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Detailed explanation-1: -Independence Hall is the birthplace of the United States. In 1776, the Second Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence here. Eleven years later, in the same room, delegates to the Constitutional Convention created and signed an enduring framework of government-the United States Constitution.
Detailed explanation-2: -The result of the convention was the creation of the Constitution of the United States, placing the Convention among the most significant events in American history. The convention took place in the old Pennsylvania State House (now known as Independence Hall) in Philadelphia.
Detailed explanation-3: -From May to September 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention hammered out the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.
Detailed explanation-5: -On September 17, 1787, a group of men gathered in a closed meeting room to sign the greatest vision of human freedom in history, the U.S. Constitution. And it was Benjamin Franklin who made the motion to sign the document in his last great speech.