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articles of confedration adopted
The Articles of Confedration was the United States first plan of goverment it gave most of the power to the states, and left a week Central goverment. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris in 1783 gave the United States all of the land from the Atlantic. West to the Mississippi River. -
shay's rebellion
Daniel Shay and hundred of farmers rebilled against the Massachutts high taxas on farmland. -
The Conistusional Convention
The metting of 12 states delagates in Philidophia Pennsylvnia, that replaced the Articles of Confedration with a new Consitution. -
Virginia Plan
The plan adopted by the Consitutional Convention in 1787, that established three branches of fedral goverment. -
New Jersey Plan
The plan offered by the small states at the Consitutional Convention of 1787, that would have given all states an equel number of represinitives in Congress. -
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was a law of 1787 oraginzing the Northwest territory for settlement and eventually statehood. -
The Great Comproomise
The plan drawn up at the Consitutional Convention in 1787 to form two houses of congress. -
Preamble
The introduction to the Consitution. -
Signing of the Consitution
The delegates of the Consitutional Convention all agreeed upon and signed the Consitution. -
The Consitution ratified by first state
Dewlawear was the first state to ratify the Consitution. -
Consitution ratifed by one more state
New Hampshire was the 8th state to ratify the Consitution. -
Four more states ratified the Consitution
Pennsylvnia,New Jersey, Georgia, Connectiuct, ratify the Consitution. -
Debate over Bill of Rights
This debate was over procting citizens rights, delegates felt the rights must be part of the Consitutuon. -
First President of the United States was elected
George Washington was chosen to be the first United States President. -
Firat President was sworn in or inagaurated
George Washington was inaugurated. -
Consitution ratified by the final state
Rhode Island ratifies the Consitution. -
The Bill of Rights was added to the Conitution
The Bill of Rights are the Amendments of the Consitution.They were written to protect the rights of citizens. -
Supreme Court granted certain right
The Supreme Court can put a stop to any paseed law by congress or signed by the President that it decides it is alowed by the Consitution.
