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The Articles of Confederation was the first plan of government for the U.S.A. It gave the states power, and left a weak central government.
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It gave all the states the same amount of representatives.
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The new Congress would have two separate houses.
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The treaty of Paris gave the U.S. most of the land from the Atlantic Ocean west to the Mississippi River.
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New Hampshire was the 8th state to ratify the Constitution.
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Daniel Shays led 1,000 farmers in a protest in Massachusetts against the high taxes on farmland.
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The Constitutional Convention was the meeting of twelve state delegates in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania, that replaced the Articles of Confederation with a new Constitution.
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The plan adopted by the Constitutional Convention in 1787 that established three branches of the Federal Government.
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The Nothwest Ordinance was a plan for new territories to become states,
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It is the introduction of the Constitution.
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The delegates of the Constitutional Convention all agreed upon and signed the Constitution.
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Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the Constitution.
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Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, and Connecticutt ratified the Constitution.
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This debate was over protecting the citizens' rights. Delegates felt these rights must be a part of the Constitution.
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George Washington was the first President of the U.S.
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On a balcony, George Washington was sworn in or inagurated.
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Rhode Island was the last to ratify the Constitution.
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They are the first ten amendments to the Constitution. Why? To protect the rights of the citizens.
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The Supreme Court can put a stop to any law passed by the Congress or signed by the President that is not allowed by the Constitution.
