Request a brochure Civil War Encyclopedia Blue and Gray Trail Civil War in Georgia On the Blue and Gray Trail Civil War by state Today in the Civil War Battles Images Places Feature Stories Links Search Who we are	Civil War Timeline / Chronology for 1787 <<Previous year    Next year>> Civil War Navidater Century 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1700's 1710's 1720's 1730's 1740's 1750's 1760's 1770's 1780's 1790's Year 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789 February 21, 1787 Congress calls a Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia to rewrite the Articles of Confederation, which aren't working. May 21, 1787 Delegates from 7 states arrive in Philadelphia. Work on the Constitution begins July 13, 1787 Congress (under the Articles of Confederation) enacts the Northwest Ordinance, a plan for governing the territory north and west of the Ohio River. Slavery was banned.   Northwest Ordinance (Ordinance of 1787) [Full Text] July 13, 1787 Each of the 12 states represented at the Constitutional Convention votes to approve the new Constitution of the United States. September 28, 1787 Members of Congress send the Constitution of the United States to the states for approval. October 5, 1787 In accordance with the Northwest Ordinance (Ordinance of 1787), Congress (under the Articles of Confederation) selects Arthur St. Clair as governor of the Northwest Territory Civil War Navidater Century 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1700's 1710's 1720's 1730's 1740's 1750's 1760's 1770's 1780's 1790's Year 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789 The best search in Civil War History
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