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The web page provides the full text of the 1777 constitution of New York, adopted by the representatives of the people in response to the British tyranny and the Continental Congress resolution. It also includes the preamble, the declaration of rights, and the division of powers among the branches of government.
Learn about the first New York Constitution adopted in 1777 and its amendments, as well as the subsequent constitutions and bills of rights. Explore the historical documents and resources from the New York State Library and the Poletti Reports.
The First Constitution of 1777, which replaced this Colonial Charter with its royal authority, for the newly independent "State of New York" was framed by a Convention which assembled at White Plains, New York, (just north of New York City) on Sunday evening, July 10, 1776.
The first constitution of the State of New York was adopted by the Convention of Representatives of the State of New York at Kingston on April 20, 1777. This text is a manuscript draft containing numerous strikeouts, additions, and corrections.
The first constitution of the state of New York was adopted on Sunday, April 20, 1777, at Kingston, New York, by a convention of delegates empowered by the people of the colony to establish a state government. It marks the birth of the state of New York.
13 lis 2009 · The first New York state constitution is formally adopted by the Convention of Representatives of the State of New York, meeting in the upstate town of Kingston, on April 20, 1777.
Learn how the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1777, held in Kingston, NY, created the new state and the nation. See the original printing of the Constitution and the role of Ulster County in its history.
