the constitution was sent to the states for ratification on march 25, 1785.
the constitution was sent to the states for ratification on march 25, 1785.
when was the constitution sent to the states for ratification?
march 25, 1785
the drafting of the constitution of the united states began on may 25, 1787, when the constitutional convention met for the first time with a quorum at the pennsylvania state house (now independence hall) in philadelphia, pennsylvania to revise the articles of confederation, and ended on september 17, 1787, the day the constitution drafted by the convention's delegates to replace the articles was adopted and signed. the ratification process for the constitution began that day, and ended when the final state, rhode island, ratified it on may 29, 1790. in addition to key events during the constitutional convention and afterward while the constitution was before the states for their ratification, this timeline includes important events that occurred during the run-up to the convention and during the nation's transition from government under the articles of confederation to government under the constitution, and concludes with the unique ratification vote of vermont, which at the time was a sovereign state outside the union. the time span covered is , from march 25, 1785 to january 10, 1791.
timeline of drafting and ratification of the united states constitution
the boston tea party has been called a "public relations event" or pseudo event in that it was a staged event intended to influence the public. pamphlets such as "common sense" (1775–76) and "the american crisis" (1776 to 1783) were used to spread anti-british propaganda in the united states, as well as the slogan "taxation without representation is tyranny." after the revolution was won, disagreements broke out regarding the united states constitution. supporters of the constitution sent letters now called the federalist papers to major news outlets, which helped persuade the public to support the constitution. exaggerated stories of davy crocket and the california gold rush were used to persuade the public to fight the war against mexico and to migrate west in the u.s. respectively.
history of public relations