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Newburgh Conspiracy
This conspiracy was an aparrent threat from the Continental Army to uprise due to lack of pay. Not long after this, congress came with a comprimise that settled the soldiers with five yers full pay, and life time half pay. -
Congress ratifies peace treaty
Congress examines and aknowledges the treaty, officially putting it into affect. -
End of Revolutionary War
The United States and Great Britian sign the Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War. -
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The Critical Era
The critical events that ocurred after the end of the Revolutionary War that led up to the signing of the U.S. Constitution. -
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Economic Depression
At the end of the Revolutionary War, America fell into a great finacial crisis, in debt from funding the wars. This caused problems between tax collectors and farmers, eventually leading up to Shay's Rebellion. -
The Treaty of Paris is rattified
On this day congress rattified the treaty, giving peace and freedom to Americans.The rattification officially ended the feud between the British and Americans, ending the violence. -
Department of Foriegn Affairs
The Department of Foreign Affairs was created to moniter interactions and policies with foregign countries. Congress named John Jay as the first secretary for this department. -
Mt. Vernon Conference
The Mount Vernon Conference was a meeting made up of delagates from Virginiaand Maryland who came together to discuss their land bordering a mutual water front. This conference was one of the earliest moves of individual states to come together under the union of the Articles of Cofederation. -
Treaty of Hopewell
The treaty of Hopewell was written to determine the settling boundaries of Americans between U.S representative Benjamin Hawkings and the Cherokee Indians. The treaty did not fully affect the settlers as they continued to live on the Cherokee land. -
Annapolis Convention
In Annapolis, Viriginia, 13 delagates, one from each colony met to discuss the problems of the nation. They're goal was to amend the Articles of Confederation. Few delagates showed upo to the convention, so they planned a larger one for later one. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shay's rebellion was a rebellion lead by farmer Daniel Shay, a former captain in the Continental Army. This rebellion showed leaders that there needs to be an internal power that can protect and secure the property and rights of a man. -
Constitutuional Convention Begins
Delagates from each state meet in order to debate over the idea of a strong central government. -
The Viginia Plan
The Virginia Plan calls for the seperation of powers, giving different responsiblilities to different branches. (Executive, judicial, and legislative.) -
New Jersey Plan
The New Jersey Plan was written as a response to the Viginia Plan, stating that to have populas states have more representatives in congress, would give more poswer to the more populated states. The New Jersay Plan proposed the idea of havng one delegate from each state, giving all states equal power. -
Northwest Ordinance
This ordinance created the first organized territory in the United States. The territory included lands beyond the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Mississippi RIver. -
Committee of Detail presents Rough Draft
The draft of the Constitution is developed by the Committee of Detail. This committee was created by the convention to draft the agreements made by the convention into the Constitution. -
The signing of the U.S. Constitution
The signing of the Constitui\tion gave an agreement that the the goverment will give power to the people, and outlines their rights as citizens. -
Federalist 10
James Madison wrote this essay to try and break/control the factions, or polotical parties. Madison wanted to unify the Americans, giving them similar belifs and goals, though this did not reign true. -
Federalist 51
This paper written by James Madison describes the need for checks and balances in the manner of the new departments. With these operations one department (legislative, executive, or judicial) willnot have more power than the others. -
Constitution is adopted
New Hampshire ratifies the U.S. Constitution, allowing the document to be officially adopted into the American government system.
