American Government TImeToast

By Atanasio@student.elanco.org

  • The Adoption of the Articles of Confederation

    On this day the Continental Congress agreed to adopt the Articles of Confederation.

  • The British Surrender at Yorktown

    On this day General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his troops in Yorktown, Virginia.

  • Shays Rebellion: Attack on the Springfield Armory

    On this day 2,000 farmers from western Massachusetts attacked the new federal arsenal in Springfield.
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    Constitutional Convention

    During this time our founding fathers wrote the U.S. Constitution.

  • The Ratification of the Bill of Rights

    On this day the first 10 amendments in the Constituton (know as the Bill of Rights) were passed.