US Congress for Kids: Over 200 Years of Lawmaking, Deal-Breaking, and Compromising, with 21 Activities

US Congress for Kids: Over 200 Years of Lawmaking, Deal-Breaking, and Compromising, with 21 Activities — page 5
TIME LINE 1789 March 4 First US Congress meets in New York City 1789 First Congress passes 12 amendments to the Constitution 10 of which are ratified by 1791 becoming the Bill of Rights 1800 Lawmakers hold the first session of Congress inside the new Capitol building in Washing ton DC 1814 During the War of 1812 the British burn the Capitol the White House and other buildings 1819 The Supreme Court case McCulloch v Maryland upholds the implied powers of Congress 1830 The Great Debate over states rights in the Senate grips the Congress and the nation 1857 The House of Representatives moves into its current home in the south wing of the Capitol 1859 The Senate moves into its current home in the enlarged north wing of the Capitol 1865 Congress passes the 13th Amendment abolish ing slavery 1868 For the first time the House of Representa tives impeaches a president Andrew Johnson 1870 Senator Hiram Revels a Mississippi Republi