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Jul 15, 1215
Magna Carta Signed
The Magna Carta was a document signed in England that promised certain liberties to the English people about their property and other things. -
Mayflower Compact Signed
This was the first document of the New Plymouth county. it was the agreement to board the mayflower in 1620 -
Formation of the New England confederation
A uited defense created against European countries -
Albany Plan of Union Announced
This said that the government must be run by a president-general, and should be chosen by a representative of the 7 colonies -
Articles of Confederation signed
the document that secured freedom and peave was signed -
Congress meets for the first time
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Treaty of Paris Signed
A treaty that ended the revolution, and recognized that the United States was an independent nation. -
Newburgh conspiracy
a conspiracy about many members of the army not recieving pay -
Spain closes Mississippi river
Spain closed the Mississppi river to Americans in the west who depnded on it for shipping -
Land Ordinance of 1785
Used to seperate northern non-slave states from southern slave states -
Shays Rebellion
Many Massachusetts citizens rebelled against the government -
Annapolis Convention
the convention where they decided that they would make a constitution convetion -
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Creation of the Northwest territory, it was the first organized territory in the United States. -
Constituitional Convention Opens
the constitutional convention begins -
The Great Compromise agreed too
Where they decided on two houses of congress, senate and the state of representatitves -
Constitution sent to the states for ratification
The constitution was sent out for varification -
Deleware Ratifies
Deleware varifies constitution -
Massachusetts ratifies consitution
Masachusetts varifies consitution -
New Hampshire ratifies
New hampshire ratifies the constitution -
George Washington Elected President
george washington was elected president by the representatives -
Federalist Papers
People For the constitution -
Anti-Federalist artciles appear
Opposing the adoption of the constitution -
Bill of rights sent to the states for ratification
Bill of rights was sent out for approval by the states -
Bil of rights ratified
the bill of rights was officially approved
