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  The treaty of Paris gave the United States most of the land from theAtlantic Ocean to the Missisipi river.
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  the Articles of Confederation was the first of the goverment that keft the central goverment weak and gave most of the power to the states.
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  Daniel Shays organized over a thousand farmers to protest against Mass. taxes on farmers land.
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  The Costitutional Convention was a meeting for a new plan of goverment.
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  The Virginia Plan makes three central branches of goverment
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  The New Jersey plan gave all states equal power.
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  Debate was over protecting citezens rights delagates felt thoes rights must be a part of the Constitution
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  The Northwest Ordiance was a law that sets out a plan for new territories to become states.
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  The Great Compromise was a plan drawn upon the Constitutional Convention to form three houses of Congress.
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  The introduction to the Costitution
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  The Delagates to the Constitutional Covention signed the Constitution of the Constitution of the United States.
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  The Constitution got ratified by Delaware.
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  Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, and Connecticut ratified the constitution
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  New Hampshire ratify's the Constitution.
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  George Whashington was chosen to be the first U.S. president
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  Whashington was sworn in ona balcony at Federall Hall in New York city
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  Rhode Island ratify's the Constitution
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  The Bill of Rights are the first 10 amendments of the Constitution written to protect the rights of the citizens
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  the Supreme Court can put a stop to any law passed by Congress or signed by the president that it decides is not allowed by the Constitution