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*Established on November 26, 1789, the first national "[[Thanksgiving|Thanksgiving Day]]" was originally created by George Washington as a way of "giving thanks" for the Constitution. <ref>http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/FastFacts/index.shtml</ref>
*Established on November 26, 1789, the first national "[[Thanksgiving|Thanksgiving Day]]" was originally created by George Washington as a way of "giving thanks" for the Constitution. <ref>http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/FastFacts/index.shtml</ref>
*The U.S. Constitution was prepared in secret, behind locked doors that were guarded by sentries.
*The U.S. Constitution was prepared in secret, behind locked doors that were guarded by sentries. <ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=yxNgXs3TkJYC&pg=PA171&lpg=PA171&dq=federalists+nationalists&source=bl&ots=8QVpc-Ox-Q&sig=X4-DzPnN0p1BBTyoCbjULbdkYJg&hl=en&ei=St8GSob0EN6rtgf6y4WPBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4#PPA171,M1</ref>
*Writing the U.S. Constitution through the use of conventions was illegal as the Congress had the sole authority to set forth amendments, stating so before the Philadelphia Convention took place. <ref>http://www.lewrockwell.com/north/north445.html</ref>
*The ratification clause in and for the Constitution was illegal in the sense that it violated the already established law of the land: the Articles of the Confederation. <ref>http://www.americanrevolution.org/grassman.html</ref>
*Some of the original framers and many delegates in the state ratifying conventions were very troubled that the original Constitution lacked a description of individual rights. In 1791, Americans added a list of rights to the Constitution. The first ten amendments became known as The Bill of Rights. <ref>http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/TheU.S.Constitution/index.shtml</ref>
*Some of the original framers and many delegates in the state ratifying conventions were very troubled that the original Constitution lacked a description of individual rights. In 1791, Americans added a list of rights to the Constitution. The first ten amendments became known as The Bill of Rights. <ref>http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/TheU.S.Constitution/index.shtml</ref>