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Articles of Confederation Adopted
The Articles of Confederation was the United States plan of governement, it gave most of the power to the states and left a weak central government -
Treaty of Paris
It gave the United States most of the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippt River. -
Shay's Rebellion
Daniel Shay and hundreds of farmers rebelled against the Massachusets high taxasion farmland. -
The Constitutional Convention
It opened in Independence Hall with the meeting of twelve states' delegates in Philadelphia. -
Virginia Plan
It said that the central government should have three Branches or parts. -
New Jersey Plan
It gave all states the same amount of representatives. -
Northwest Ordinance
It was one of the important laws that passed to organize the territory for settlement and eventual statehood. -
The Great Compromise
It was the new congress that would have two seperate houses. -
Preamble
The introduction to the Constitution. -
Signing of the Constitution
The delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution of the United States. -
The Constitution ratified by First State
Deleware becomes the first state to ratify the Constitution. -
Four More States Ratified the Constitution
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, and Connecticut ratify the Constitution. -
Constitution Ratified by the 9th State
New Hampshire ratified the document and now the Constitution was law. -
Debate over Bill of Rights
This debate was over protecting citizens rights. The delegates felt the rights must be part of the Constitution. -
First President of the United States was Elected
George Washington was chosen to be the first President of the United States. -
First President was sworn in or Inaugurated.
George Washington was inaugurated on a balcony in New York City. -
Constitution Ratified by One More State
Rhode Island was the last state to ratify. -
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution
The Bill of Rights are the first 10 Amendments, written to protect the rights of citizens. -
Supreme Court Granted Certain Right
The head of the Judicial Branches of the Federal Government.
