Amendment+I

=Amendment I: Freedoms of Expression=

By: Billy and Cassie

 * The first amendment of the Constitution was proposed by Thomas Jefferson in 1777.
 * The first amendment was ratifieid in December 15,1791 as apart of the Bill of Rights.
 * All thirteen states ratified the first amendment of the Constitution.
 * A sponsor of the First Amendment was James Madison.

What was going on in the US at the time:
 * 1) The Boston Tea Party.
 * 2) The Revolutionary War.
 * 3) Articles of Confederation are adopted.
 * 4) The Treay of Paris of 1783 was signed.
 * 5) Constitution was ratified.

What was going on in the world at the time:
 * 1) China opens trade with the US.
 * 2) British settle in Austrilia.

Sources

[] [] [] [] [] "America Is" History Book.