When Christean Hoppes was born on 27 August 1779, in Kreidersville, Allen Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Private Johann Michael Hoppes Jr, was 26 and her mother, Catharine Harr, was 24. She married Yost Wilhelm Dreisbach on 18 May 1799, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 11 February 1857, in Numidia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Numidia Bible Fellowship Cemetery, Numidia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Pennsylvania was always against slavery, even though the first settlers, including Penn, came with slaves. Slavery was not prominent in the area.
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
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