I Smell a Rat. When we smell something that isnât there, though, this may be a sign of a serious health issue, according to Dr. Alan Hirsch, a psychiatrist and nationally recognized smell and taste expert at the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago, Illinois.
Constitutional Convention and Ratification, 1787â1789; The United States and the French Revolution, 1789â1799; The United States and the Haitian Revolution, 1791â1804; The Citizen GenÃªt Affair, 1793â1794; John Jayâs Treaty, 1794â95; Treaty of San Lorenzo/ Pinckneyâs Treaty, 1795; Washingtonâs Farewell Address, 1796
History of the United States Constitution. The United States Constitution was written in 1787 during the Philadelphia Convention. The old Congress set the rules the new government followed in terms of writing and ratifying the new constitution. After ratification in eleven states, in 1789 its elected officers of government assembled in New York City, replacing the Articles of Confederation government.