Article of Confederation

By tatyannamiller

  • New England Confederation

    Consisting of the Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, New Haven and Connecticut colonies, this was the first union formed for the purpose of mutual defense against the French and Indians and as a forum for inter-colonial disputes.

  • Formation of the Albany Congress

    With delegates representing Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania (including Delaware), Maryland, Virginia, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, this congress provided for unified negotiations with the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederation.

  • Publication of the Albany Plan of Union

    Drafted by Benjamin Franklin, this was the first document to detail a proposal of inter- colonial unity and to aim for a permanent union of American colonies.

  • Presentation of the Galloway Plan to Congress

    This proposal for union included a plan to establish an American Parliament that would provide legislative authority over the colonies and empowered with veto power over the British Parliament in regards to colonial matters.

  • Publication of Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union

    Benjamin Franklin drafts a plan of union that based representation in congress and contributions to the common treasury on the number of males in each state between sixteen and sixty years of age

  • Shay's Rebellion

    Shay's Rebellion
    u.s constitutionA group of farmers formed under Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays. They were protesting the Constitution of Massachusetts and the seizure of farms for non-payment of debts.

  • Chisholm v Georgia

    The Supreme Court accepted original jurisdiction on the case of Alexander Chisholm, of South Carolina, against the state of Georgia.

  • Whiskey Rebellion

    In 1791, the new United States government imposed on excise tax on whiskey, at the behest of Alexander Hamilton.

  • Marbury v Madison

    Jefferson's Secretary of State, James Madison, refused to sit Marbury. Marbury sued and under the Judiciary Act, he appealed directly to the Supreme Court. In the case, Marshall played Solomon and said that though under the law, Marbury was entitled to be seated, the law itself was unconstitutional, because it expanded the Court's original jurisdiction. The Supreme Court, for the first time, voided an act of Congress.