How We Got Here: The Long Road to the US Constitution

The Creation of the Thirteen Colonies

Period: Jan 1, 1607 to Dec 31, 1733

The Thirteen Colonies were...(continue on for 3-5 sentences).

Mount Vernon 1785

Mar 1, 1785

In 1785, delegates from...(continue on for 3-5 sentences) Source 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon_Conference Source 2: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Mount_Vernon_meeting_in_1785

The Constitution Goes into Effect in 1789

Mar 4, 1789

"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence." Source 1:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution Source 2: http://www.house.gov/house/Constitution/Constitution.html