US Constitutions of 1777 and 1787

The United States of America is the product of two constitutions. The first, the Articles of Confederation, was passed on November 15, 1777, ratified on February 2, 1781, by the required 13 States, and enacted on March 1, 1781. The second, the current US Constitution, was passed on September 17, 1787, ratified by the required nine States on June 21, 1788, and enacted by 11 States on March 4, 1789.