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1st Continental Congress
Delegates told the colonies to stop all trade with England until the unreasonable taxes and trade regulations were repealed -
Declaration of Independence
The document that granted our nation freedom -
Articles of Confederation
Helped establish peace between all of the states, but created a weak government -
The Philidelphia Convention
The beginning of the ratification of the Constitution -
Connecticut Compromise
A compromise on the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan -
Three-Fifths Compromise
Congress decided that in the slave states, the slaves would only be counted as three fifths of a person towards the house -
George Washington takes oath to become President of America
George Washington becomes the 1st U.S. president. -
Rhode Island is the final state to Ratify
Rhode Island is the final state to ratify the constitution.
