Forests cover about 26 percent of North America's land area and represent more than 12 percent of the world's forests. The United States is the fourth most forested country in the world with 226 million hectares. Canada's forest area has not grown during the past decade but forests in the United States have increased by almost 3.9 million hectares.
The promise of a Bill of Rights to do just that helped to assuage the Anti-Federalistsâ concerns. The newly elected Congress drafted the Bill of Rights on December 25, 1789. Virginiaâs ratification on this day in 1791 created the three-fourths majority necessary for the ten amendments to become law.
The Constitution was written and signed in Philadelphia in the Assembly Room of the Pennsylvania State House, now known as Independence Hall. This was the same place the Declaration of Independence was signed. The Constitution was written during the Philadelphia Conventionânow known as the Constitutional Conventionâwhich convened from May 25 to September 17, 1787. It was signed on September 17, 1787. Where is the Constitution? Is it at the National Constitution Center?