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Articles of Confederation adopted
The Articles of Confederationwas the first US plan of goverment which gave most of the power to the states and left a weak central goverment. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris gave most of the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. -
Shay's Rebellion
Daniel Shay and hundreds of farmers rebelled against Massachusetts high taxes on farmland. -
The Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention was a body of delegates that made compromises to make laws. -
Virginia Plan
The Virginia plan written by James Madison that wanted three branches of goverment. -
New Jersey Plan
The New Jersey Plan presented by the small states wanted each state to have a equal amount of representatives. -
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was a law of 1787 organizing the Northwest Territory for settlement and eventual statehood. -
The Great Compromise
Roger Sherman came up with the Great Compromise so the small states got equal amount of Senate members and the large states got population to determine the amount of representatives. -
Preamble
The Preamble was an introduction to the Constitution that said people had the power and the goverment would be a democracy. -
Signing of the Constitution
The signing of the Constituion was important because the delegates all agreed and signed the Constitution which seperates the goverments. -
The Constitution Ratified By First State
Deleware becomes the first state to ratify the Constitution. -
The Constitution ratifed by first State
Delaware becomes first state to ratify the Constitution. -
Four More States Ratify the Constitution
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia,and Connecticut ratify the Constitution. -
Constitution Ratified by One More State
New Hampshire ratifies the Constitution. -
Debate over the Bill of Rights
This debate was over protecting citizens rights delegates felt the rights must be a part of the Constitution -
Firsst Pesident of the United States was Elected
George Washington was ce to be the first US president. -
First President was sworn in or inaugurated
George Washington was inaugurated on a balcony at New York City. -
Constitution Ratifed by the Final State
Rhode Island ratifies the Contution. -
Bill of Rights was Added to the Constitution
The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments to the Constitution, they were written to protect the rights of citizens. -
Supreme Court Granted Certain Right
The Supreme Court must agree that a law is Constitutional for that law to be passed.
