MYTH: The original Constitution protected slavery. FACT: Although the Declaration of Independence asserted that “all men are created equal,” no state outlawed slavery in 1776; neither did the ...

The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 25, No. 2, 1901 The Last of the General Assembly under t... The Last of the General Assembly under the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 This is ...

The Continental Congress, which governed the colonies during the American Revolution, ratified the document on July 4, 1776 .