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   The First Continental Congress
     Oct 14, 1774  Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
     May 31, 1775  The Mecklenburg Declaration
     Jul 06, 1775  The causes and necessity of taking up arms

   The Second Contenential Congress
     Nov 09, 1775  Resolution of secrecy adopted by the Continental Congress
     May 15, 1776  Resolution of the Virginia Convention proposing 
                   the Continental Congress declare
                   the United Colonies free and Independent States
     Jun 07, 1776  The Richard Henry Lee (Virginia) resolution
                   proposing a Declaration of Independence

   The Declaration of Independence
     Jul 04, 1776  Declaration of Independence

   Articles of Confederation
     May 01, 1781  Articles of Confederation

   Congress of the Confederation - Mar 1,1881-Mar 4, 1789
     Sep 03, 1783  * Treaty of Paris  (signed)

                   The Anapolis Convention
     Jan 21, 1786  Resolution of the General Assembly of Virginia,
                   proposing a joint meeting of commissioners from the States
                   to consider a Federal plan for regulating commerce
     Sep 11, 1786  Proceedings of commissioners
                   to remedy defects of the Federal Government, Annapolis, Md.
     Feb 21, 1787  Report of proceedings in Congress, Wed, February 21, 1787

     Jul 13, 1787  Ordinance of 1787
 
   The Federal Convention May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787
                   Credentials of members of the federal convention
                      Credentials: State of New Hampshire
                      Credentials: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
                      Credentials: State of Connecticut
                      Credentials: New York
                      Credentials: New Jersey
                      Credentials: Pennsylvania
                      Credentials: Delaware
                      Credentials: Maryland
                      Credentials: Virginia
                      Credentials: North Carolina
                      Credentials: South Carolina
                      Credentials: Georgia
                      Credentials: Commonwealth of Massachusetts

                   List of delegates appointed by the States
                      represented in the Federal Convention

     May 1787      Notes of Major William Pierce (Georgia)
                      in the Federal Convention of 1787
                   Characters in the Convention of the States
     May 14, 1787  Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787
                      as reported by James Madison

                   Secret proceedings and debates of the convention
                      assembled at Philadelphia, in the year 1787,
                      for the purpose of forming the Constitution
                      of the United States of America. 
                      (From the notes taken by the late Robert Yates, Esq.,
                       Chief Justice of New York (Albany, 1821))

                   Notes of Rufus King in the Federal Convention of 1787

                   Notes of William Paterson in the Federal Convention of 1787

                   Notes of Alexander Hamilton in the Federal Convention of 1787
                   Papers of Dr. James McHenry on the Federal Convention of 1787

     May 20, 1787  Variant texts of the Virginia plan
                   presented by Edmund Randolph to the Federal Convention
                   Text A
                   Text B
                   Text C
     May 29, 1787  The plan of Charles Pinckney (South Carolina),
                   presented to the Federal Convention
     Jun 16, 1787  Variant texts of the plan presented by William Paterson
                   (New Jersey), to the Federal Convention
                   Text A
                   Text B
                   Text C
     Jun 18, 1787  Variant texts of the plan presented by Alexander Hamilton
                   to the Federal Convention, Jun 18, 1787" ahvar)
                   Text A
                   Text B
                   Text C
                   Text D
                   Text E

   The Constitution of the United States
     Sep 17, 1787  The Constitution of the United States
                   Preamble     
                   Article I
                   Article II
                   Article III
                   Article IV
                   Article V
                   Article VI
                   Article VII

     Sep 17, 1787  Letter of the president of the Federal Convention,
                   to the President of Congress, trasmitting the Constitution
     Sep 17, 1787  Resolution of the Federal Convention
                   submitting the Constitution to Congress
     Sep 28, 1787  Resolution of Congress,
                   submitting the Constitution to the several States
     Sep 28, 1789  Circular letter of the Secretary of Congress,
                   transmitting copy of the Constitution to the several governors

                   Ratification of the Constitution by the several States,
                   arranged in the order of their ratification

     Jul 02, 1788  Resolution of Congress,
                   submitting ratifications of the Constitution to a committee
     Sep 13, 1788  Resolution of the Congress,
                   fixing date for the election of a President, and
                   the organization of the Government under the Constitution

   The Bill of Rights
     Dec 15, 1791  The Bill of rights
                   Resolution of the First Congress
                      submitting 12 amendments to the Constitution
                   The Bill of Rights
                      The first ten amendments to the Constitution
                   Subsequent amendments to the Constitution

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