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Common Sense
Common sense, a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine.It was published in Philedelphia. The pamphlet stimulated broad support for independence. This pamphlet inspirwed people in all the colonies. Over 500,000 copies of the pamphlet were sold betweeb January and July of 1776. -
Virginias Resolution
Thomas Paines pamplet increased support for independence with the Continential Congress. In the year of 1776, Virginia authorized its delegates to support independence. -
A call for independence
1776, few colonists could have predicted what lay ahead. ost Colonists still hoped for a peaceful end to the quarrel with Britain. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a piece of writing written by Thomas Jefferson. The Declaration was written in order to build on ideas on the Enlightment. It explains why the colonists wanted to break away from the British rule. -
A new constitution
Delegates agreed on all the terms. Acomittee of style was appointed to draw up the final wording of the new constitution. The premeable highlights a major diffrence between the constitution of the Articles of Confederation. -
The Articles of Consideration
Contential congress created a plan for the nation as a whole Know as the Articles of confederation. It adopted articles in 1777. Instead of having three branches of government like most of the states. -
The great Compromise
A prat of the Virginia plan nearly tore the convention apart. The plan called for represention based on population. the more people they had, the more seats they would have in each house. -
African Americans in the war
African Americans fought on both sides of the American Revolution. For them, the war meant both danger and oppertunity. -
Help From Overseas
France agreed to support American independence. February 1778, France officially formed an alliance with the United States. anumber of Europeans volunteered to serve with the Americans forces They were inspired byt the American struggle for Liberty. -
Valley Forge
11,000 Contenential soldiers were not sufficently fed, clothed, or housed. Some didnt even have socks, shoes, or even trousers. the lived in drafty huts during the freezing cold winter. over half of the soldiers were sick with chills, fever or worse. -
Impact on Declaration
The Declaration of independence has become one of the world's most enduring documents. The statment "all men are created equal" still inspires Americans and people in their nations. -
Two house Legislature
The Virginia Plan called for a change in the composition of Congress. Rather thana single legislative body, it would consist of two parts-lower house and upper house. -
The Viginia Plan
the Virginia Plan called for the Central Government to have three seperate branches. The excecutive branch would carry out the laws. The Judicial branch would consist of a system of courts to interpret the law. -
Constitutional Convention Begins
The nations great leaders passed in and out of the state house. The delegates woted to keep their debates secret. Winows remained tightly shut. Guards kept out members of the public. Delegates would be free to speak their minds. -
Bill of Rights
Many of the states had insisted that the Bill of rights needed to be added. this became one of the firsts tasks of the new congress that met in Mrach 1789.
