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Civil War | Article

Lecompton Constitution

Lecompton Constitution, (1857), an instrument framed in Lecompton, Kan., by Southern pro-slavery advocates of Kansas statehood. It contained clauses...

War of 1812 | Article

USS Constitution

In the latter half of 1814, British men-of-war had blockaded American ports up and down the Eastern Seaboard, effectively leaving the U.S. Navy...

War of 1812 | Historic Site

USS Constitution

The oldest commissioned ship in the United States, the USS Constitution was launched on October 1797. After having seen fighting in the Quasi-War with...

Rev War | Article

Constitutional Convention

On May 25, 1787, fifty-five delegates met in the old Pennsylvania State House, now known as Independence Hall, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The...

War of 1812 | Video

USS Constitution

VIDEO | On August 19, 1812, 208 years ago, the American battleship USS Constitution defeated the British warship HMS Guerriere shortly after the...

An illustration of the U.S. Constitution wearing a superhero cape.

Rev War | Video

The United States Constitution

VIDEO | We all know the Constitution of the United States is awesome, but do you know its origin story? And how would you improve the U.S...

War of 1812 | Museum

USS Constitution Museum

The USS Constitution Museum engages its visitors with their exhibit "Old Ironsides" in War and Peace where three centuries of USS Constitution's...

Rev War | Article

From Declaration to Constitution

This page describes the creation of the American Charters of Freedom, from the Declaration of Independence to the Constitution, and underscores how...

Rev War | Primary Source

The Constitution of the United States

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common...

Civil War | Primary Source

Alabama : Constitution of January 7, 1861

On January 7, 1861, two days before Alabama's secession from the United States of America, delegates attending Alabama's Secession Convention passed...