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declaration of independence
The declaration of independence states the principles on what our goverment and our identity as americans are based on. This document is very powerful. -
Third Continental Congress Convenes
The Third Continental Congress was convened 8 days after the Second Continental Congress was broke off. The purpose was different than the previous Congresses. Having signed the Declaration of Independence the delegates needed to create a government and deal with the conflict with Britain. -
Articles of Confederation Ratified
The articles joined the states but all the states were independent. The articles had many flaws and they were resolved when the consitiution was created. -
Ratification of the Treaty of Paris Ends Revolutionary War
This is when the treaty of paris between great britain and the U.S. ended the revolutionary war. It was signed in September of 1783 but not ratified by congress till Jan 14th 1784. -
Shays' Rebellion Begins
Farmers were not getting paid for their work during the revolutionary war and that turned to violent battles. Their farms were being foreclosed on and they were paying even more taxes. -
Annapolis Convention Adjourns
This discussed the state of commerce in the United States. The national government didn't have any power to regulate commerce between and among states and it was decided that amendments to the Articles of Confederation were sorely needed. -
Constitutional Convention Opens
They wanted to flesh out exactly what should be accomplished by the Convention. When the Convention opened it would spend its first few weeks discussing and making revisions to the Virginia Plan. -
Constitution Is Signed by Convention Attendees
The final draft of the Constitutional Convention was signed on September 17th, 1787. Then marked the adjournment of the Constitutional Convention. -
Congress Approves the Constitution & Sends to the States for Ratification
This happened very soon after the Constitutional Convention adjourned. Then the ratification process began. -
Constitution Ratified
New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution. That officially made it the new governmental framework for the United States. -
The New Constitutional Government Began
The new established government under the Constitution began. -
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights was the first 10 amendments to the U.S. consititution. The Bill of Rights state whatg the U.S. citizens rights are.