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Declaration of Independence
A document that stated the 13 american colonies were independent. -
articles of confederation endorsed by the continental congress and submitted to the colonies for ratification
Document that served as united states first constitution -
Articles of Confederation officially "in force" after ratification by the colonists
Was in force after this until 1789, when the comstitution we have now went into effect -
Treaty of Paris is signed by Great Britain and the United States, ending the Revolutionary War. Senate ratifies in 1784
The Treaty of Paris ended the war between US and great britain. It recognized American independence and established borders for the new nation. -
land of ordinance of 1785 passed by congress provides for rectangular survey dividing northwestern territories into townships
In turn it divided into lots of 640 acres each and one lot set aside for public education. This was under the articles of confederation and effected over three fourths of the united states. -
ordinance of religious freedom adopted by virginia legislature
Ordinance of Reliogious freedon is one of the most important laws that the assembly ever adopted. It concluded a ten-year campaign in Virginia to disestablish the Church of England, The church of england had been the official state church of the colony since the first English settlers arrived in 1607. -
Daniel Shay leads a rebellion of 1,200 men in an attack against federal arsenal in massachusetts
Shays ' Rebellion was an armed uprising that took place in Massachusetts during 1786 and 1787, Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays led a group of rebels in rising up first against Massachusetts' courts, and later in marching on the United States' Federal Armory at Springfield in an unsuccessful attempt to seize and overthrow the government. -
constitution is endorsed by congress and sent to state legislatures for ratification
nine states had to ratify the Constitution for it to go into effect. -
constitutional convention assembles in philadelphia
in 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention begin to assemble in Philadelphia to talk about a new task that would be approaching. the overthrow of the new American government by the Article of Confederation. the convention was originally supposed to begin on May 14 but James Madison pushed back the meeting until May 25, when more states—Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia attended. -
northwest ordinance enacted by congress provides for the eventual incorporation of three to five new states in the northwest territories
This provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory. it was for everything north-west of the river ohio. -
The great compromise (conneticut compromise) is presented by Roger Sherman
this was a two-house legislature. The Connecticut Compromise proposed a solution to the heated debate between larger and smaller states over their representation in the newly proposed Senate. -
federalist papers begin to be published
These papers are generally considered to be one of the most important contributions to political thought made in America and were published in the New York Press -
the constitution is in effect after receiving the approval of the requisite nine states
On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the document, government under the U.S. Constitution was scheduled to begin on March 4, 1789. -
George Washington is elected first president. John Adams is the Vice president.
69 members of Congress cast their ballots to elect George Washington the first president of the United States. Because he was former leader of the Continental Army and chairman of the Continental Congress, Washington possessed the necessary credentials for the presidency, -
war & treasury departments are established.
Alexander Hamilton & Henry Knox took the oath of office as the first Secretary of the Treasury & war on September 11, 1789. they had served with George Washington's during the Revolution, and was of great importance in the ratification of the Constitution. -
federal judiciary act is passed by congress creates a six - man supreme court with a chief justice and five associate justices
it was one of the first acts of the new Congress to establish a Federal court system through the Judiciary Act signed by President Washington -
The Bill of rights is submitted by congress to the states for ratification
the Bill of Rights that were sent for ratification were designed to protect the basic rights of U.S. citizens, guaranteeing the freedom of speech, press, assembly, and exercise of religion; the right to fair legal procedure and to bear arms -
Thomas jefferson is named secretary of state; John Jay is named chief justice of supreme court
President Washington appointed Thomas Jefferson to be the first Secretary of State under the new Constitution. Author of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson was one of the leading statesmen of his day and the most famous American political philosopher -
Bill of Rights is ratified
ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures, constitute the first 10 amendments of the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights.
