Chapter 7 by jocie

By Finchuml

  • English Bill of Rights

    The document said that parliamentary elections should be held regularly.
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    Chapter 7

    Chapter 7 went from 1689 to 1791.

  • Aticles of Confederation

    First American constitution that created a very loose alliance of 13 states.

  • Ratifing of Articles of Confederation

    With demands met, Maryland ratified the Articles of Confederation.

  • Land Ordinace of 1785

    The Land Ordinace of 1785 set up a system for setting the Northwest Territory.

  • Shay's Rebellion

    In the Shay's Rebellion farmers attacked couthouses and prevented the state from seizing farms.

  • Northwest Ordinance

    The Northwest Ordinance set up a government for the Northwest Territory, guaranted basic rights to settler, and outlawed slavery there.

  • Three-Fifths Compromise

    Delegates agreed that three-fifths of the slaves in any state would be counted.

  • The Nation Celebrates

    Throughout the land, americans celebrated the news that the Constitution was ratified. The city of Philadelphia set its festtival for for July 4, 1788.

  • Federalist Papers

    The Federalist papers purpose was to explain and defend the Constitution.

  • Last Ratification

    Rhode Island, was the last state to ratify the Constitution.

  • Bill of Rights

    By December 1791, three fourths of the states ratified 10 of 12 amendments.