1842/03/23

       Town Meetings across the Independent State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations reject the “Freemen’s Constitution.” 

       [added 9/7/2026]

Subsequent Events:

Authority:

Magna Carta, Chapter 13
ccc-2point0.com/magna-carta

unanimous Declaration (of Independence), Paragraph 2
ccc-2point0.com/unanimous-declaration-of-independence

References:

The Green Papers: State and Local Government: Constitutions of the Several states
www.thegreenpapers.com/slg/constitution.phtml

Current U.s. National Debt:

$40,102,964,278,586

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