1783-1789

Chronicles the September 17, 1787 signing of the U.S. Constitution that became the framework of American government and separation from England.

Presents a collection of stories that explain the formation of the United States Constitution and the men that wrote it.

Explores the origin, meaning, and importance of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.

Discusses the history of the United States Constitution, from events leading up to its creation and ratification more than 200 years ago to some amendments that have been added as recently as 1971.

Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount the history of the colonies' break from Great Britain and the creation of a new government of the United States.

Discusses the history of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from when it was built as the state house of the Pennsylvania colony, then as the gather place for the Second Continental Congress, and then the place where the Constitution was written and approved.

A collection of newspaper articles, pamphlets, speeches, and private letters from September 1787 to January 1788 chronicling the political debates that accompanied the Constitution's ratification from state to state.

Contains the complete texts of the Anti-Federalist papers which offer the arguments of statesmen who were opposed to the Constitution, and includes transcripts of Constitutional Convention debates, commentaries, and an index of ideas.

Explains how the United States Constitution came to be, including events leading up to the Constitutional Convention, and explores how the Constitution changed the way the United States was governed.