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Land Ordinance
Land Ordinance of 1775 creates plan for surveying and selling land in the Northwest Territory -
Congress adopts Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was proven insufficient to govern the new nation. Delegates from 12 states met at the constitutional convention in Philadelphia and created a new, stronger form of government, which has endured for more then 200 years -
Captain james cook
Captain James cook was a British explorer who landed in Hawaii, he met sandwich Islanders. -
Dividing Western Lands
Thomas Jefferson came up with a proposal to divide the Northwest Territory of the Ohio river into 10 districts. When any of the districts reached 20,000 they were able to send a Representative to congress. -
Russian settlement
Russians settle in Aleutian islands of present day Alaska in 1784. -
The Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers discussed and defended each part of the constitution. The mail goal of the essays was to persuade New York delegates to ratify the document by explaining the advantages it would bring. -
The Northwest Ordinance law
The law was meant to encourage orderly settlement and the formation of new states, all controlled by law. -
Delegates arrived in Philadelphia
Only a few delegates arrived in Philadelphia on may 14, the day of the constitutional convention was scheduled to begin. Traveling to Philadelphia took the delegates several weeks. -
French Revolution
The French revolution begins with the capture of Bastille prison.