Events from the year 1787 in the United States. The United States Constitution was written and the ratification process began. President: Arthur St. Clair...

The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution...

The Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia from May 25 to September 17, 1787. Although the convention was intended to revise the league of...

The United States Constitution was first printed by Dunlap & Claypoole in 1787, during the Constitutional Convention. From the original printing, 13 original...

independence from the British Empire, and after victory in the Revolutionary War combined to form the United States of America. The American Revolution...

Government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio and also known as the Ordinance of 1787), enacted July 13, 1787, was an organic...

in the United States, 1775–1787. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0-8122-1167-2. "Common Core Document of the United States of...

The Three-fifths Compromise was an agreement reached during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention over the inclusion of slaves in a state's...

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the executive branch...

Religion in the United States is both widespread and diverse, with higher reported levels of belief than other wealthy Western nations. Polls indicate...