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  The Articles of Confederation was the US. first plan of government, it gave most of the power to the states,8 left a weak central government.
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  The Treaty of Paris in 1783 gave the united states all of the land from the Atlantic west to the Mississippi River.
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  Daniel Shays and hundreds of famers rebelled against the Massachusetts high take on farmland.
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  The Constitutional Convention opened in independence hall, Philadelphia.
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  The plan adopted by the constiutional convention in 1787 that established three branchs of federal government.
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  The plan offerd by small states at the convention of the 1787 that would have given all the states an equal number of represitates in congress
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  The Northwest Ordinance was a law of 1787 organizing the Northwest territory for settlement and individual statehood.
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  A plan drawn up at the constitution in congress. 1787 the form two houses of congress.
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  The introdution to the constitution.
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  The delegates of the constitution all agreed apound and signed the constitution. A plan of governmant. In the united states it is the supreme law and plan of the national government,adopted in 1789
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  Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the constitution.
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  Pennsylvainia, New Jersey,Georgia,Connecticut ratify the constitution.
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  New Hampshire (8th state) to ratify the constitution.
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  This debate was over protecting citizens rights, delegates felt the rights must be part of the constitution.
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  George washington was chosen to be first US. president.
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  George Washington was inaugurated on a balcony at New York City.
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  Rhode island ratifies the constituion.
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  The Bill of Rights are the first ten admendments to the constituion.They were writen to protect the rights of citizens.
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  It can put a stop to any law passed by congress.
