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The Constitution was written in 1787 and ratified in 1788. It established a new government with an executive, judiciary, and two-house legislature -
George Washington was the 1st President of the United States. On this day in history his 1st presidential run started. -
George Washington second term as President of the United States started on this day. He was elected the same day as President. -
In 1803, the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, which doubled the size of the country and led to the creation of several new states -
President James Monroe's 1823 annual message to Congress contained the Monroe Doctrine, which warned European powers not to interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere -
In 1829, four free Black women established the first permanent community of Black Catholic nuns in Baltimore, Maryland -
Nat Turner's Rebellion was a violent slave uprising in Southampton County, Virginia in 1831. That resulted in the deaths of many white people and African Americans -
The United States acquired California and New Mexico from Mexico after the Mexican War, which took place from 1846 to 1848. -
The United States acquired California and New Mexico from Mexico after the Mexican War. The War ended on February 2 1848 -
A final decision was delivered on March 6, 1857. Eight of the nine justices wrote separate opinions. Seven justices, primarily pro-Southern, followed individual lines of reasoning that led to a shared opinion that, by law, Dred Scott was still a slave. Chief Justice Roger B.