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The Articles of Confederation are ratified
The Articles were officialy ratified on March 1st, 1781, but would soon prove to be too weak to support the growing nation. -
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Articles to Constitution
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Congress gets the boot
Soldiers demanding pay caused Congress to leave Philidelphia, exhibiting the importance of having a national army yet again. -
Annapolis Convention
A group of state delegates met to discuss trade problems, but decided to meet at a later date to discuss the topic more in depth, showing that the 9/13 states law was not at all practical. -
Shay's Rebellion
Daniel Shay led agroup of farmers to overtake an aresenal of weapons in Massachusetts, showing the weakness of the nation without a national army, and "lit the Articles on fire" -
Virginia Plan
The Virginia Plan was a proposal by Virginia delegates calling for a legislative branch. Without a legislative branch, the US government was unable to enforce laws, showing another weakness to the articles. -
The US Constitution is ratified
On June 1st, 1788 the US Constitution is ratified, creating a stronger central government, and it must have been pretty darn good, because we're still using it today!
