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After the US Bill of Rights was created in 1791, only seventeen amendments have been added to the US Constitution. Under each title in this publication are documents provided by the states that ratified a particular amendment. Some of the best-known constitutional amendments include the abolition of slavery (13th amendment), voting rights for women (19th), prohibition (18th), and its repeal (21st). Explore the process by viewing each amendment and then see how each state ratified it. Continue…
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Recent discoveries in Ratified Amendments to the US Constitution
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Spotlight added: Letter from the Governor of Tennessee, August 24, 1920
Added by: NationalArchivesEducation (09 Mar 2009)
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Annotation added: Stephen D. Lindsey
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Annotation added: Article V
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Annotation added: Article IV
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Annotation added: 8 August 1933
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Annotation added: Pete B. Jarman Jr.
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Annotation added: Notification by the legislature of North Carolina of an Amendment to the Constitution of the U.S. concerning the election of the President and Vice President: received from the President of the U.S., December 30,1809.
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Annotation added: Fortieth Congress
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Source Information
Ratified Amendments XI-XXVII of the U. S. Constitution. Original data from: The National Archives
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— Dick Eastman EOGNI could spend hours and hours poring through the documents available here.