Topic: Gouverneur Morris

The Constitution's Preamble has stood as a mission statement for the United States since the Constitution was made public and sent to the states for ratification in September, 1787. "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a ...

Lewis Morris

Morris, Lewis (1726-1798), an American patriot who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was born on the manor of Morrisania (in what...
I believe it would especially benefit us here in North Carolina, in Johnston County, and in little old Selma.In August of 1787, the Philadelphia Convention was meeting to discuss their first outline of the revised constitution. And representatives of the several ...

Lewis Morris

Morris, Lewis (1726-1798), an American patriot who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. During the Revolutionary War Morris was a member of the Continental Congress, 1775-77, and also served in the army.