On September 9, 1776, the Continental Congress formally replaced the term United Colonies with “United States” of America.
According
to History.com, 81-year-old Benjamin Franklin left France as minister
in 1785 and returned once again to Philadelphia USA. He was the oldest
Pennsylvania delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
By
September 17, 1787, seven articles made up the structural format of the
Constitution. Laws and enforcement mechanisms would maintain compliance
with the “Constitution” to secure our Republic.
American Citizen
One of the most profound rights that our U.S. Constitution establishes is the value of being a person known as an American Citizen in this New Land now called America.
At the end of the convention, in September 1787, Benjamin Franklin urged his fellow delegates to support the heavily debated constitution.
Required to Ratify
The U.S. Constitution required nine states to ratify it into law.
1787 The Delaware legislature became the first to ratify the Constitution by a vote of 30-0 on December 7, 1787.
1788 The ninth state, New Hampshire, ratified it on June 21, 1788,
1789 The U.S. Constitution went into effect on March 4, 1789.
The United States Constitution begins with the Preamble. Seven articles make up the structural constitution. An article may have one or more sections.
As of 2024, there are 27 Amendments.
April 1789 America’s First President
George Washington (1732-99) was inaugurated as America’s first president in April 1789.
The United States came to be associated in their minds with the conceptof individual freedom.” — MindTools.com
The historic decisions made by those who laid down their life for liberty have had a profound effect on the shaping of the American character.
When the U.S. Constitution went into effect, it was official. Our “First Veterans” of the American Revolution, became the First Citizens for the Republic for the United States.
The text established that the Founders wrote the Constitution exclusively for the benefit and protection of our “First Citizens” known as We The People and their POSTERITY. That would be natural-born from an American citizen.
The brave men, women and children of the American Revolution were no longer pilgrims, settlers, colonists, foreigners, immigrants...
Citizenship is one of the most important Constitutional rights won as a result of the American Revolutionary War.
America earned its Sovereignty is the final chapter on this brie snapshot of this young nation’s history.///