Creating a Constitution

By KSmoeller
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    The Confederation

  • Articles of Confederation

    On this day, the Articles of Confederation were ratified

  • Newburgh Conspiracy

    Newburgh Conspiracy starts

  • Newburgh Conspiracy

    Newburgh Conspiracy ends.

  • Post-war

    Postwar economic recession begins

  • Shays Rebellion

    Shays Rebellion starts
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    A New Constitution

  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention opens in Philadelphia

  • Virgina Plan

    Virgina Plan introduced

  • New Jersey Plan

    New Jersey Plan introduced

  • Shays Rebellion

    Shays Rebellion ends.

  • Committee of Ben Franklin

    Ben Franklin's committee begins seeking a compromise

  • Northwest Oridance

    Northwest Oridance becomes a law.

  • Constitution

    Final draft of the Constitution is signed
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    Ratification

  • Federalist paper

    Firs Federalist Paper is published

  • Deleware

    Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the Constitiution.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire ratifies the Constitution.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island becomes last state to ratify the constitution.

  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights added to the Constitution