Articles of confederation 1

the road to the constitution of the united states

  • articles of confederation adopted

    articles of confederation adopted

    the articles of confederation was the the first plan of goverment most of the power went to the states and had a weak central goverment.
  • treaty of paris

    treaty of paris

    gave americans most of the land from the atlantic to the mississippi river.
  • shays rebellion

    shays rebellion

    daniel shay gathered regulators which were farmers and protested because taxes were high due to war dept.
  • the constitutional convention

    the constitutional convention

    the meeting of 12 states delegates ,phillidalphea, pennsylvania, that replaced the articles of confederation with a new constitution.
  • virginia plan

    virginia plan

    the plan adopted by the constitutional convention in 1787 that established 3 branches of goverment.
  • new jesrsey plan

    new jesrsey plan

    the plan offered by the small states that would have tgiven all states an equal amount of represenitives in congress.
  • northwest ordinance

    northwest ordinance

    a lw of 1787 orginizing the northwest territory from settlement and eventual statehood.
  • the great comprimise

    the great comprimise

    the plan drawn up at the constitutionel convention in 1787 which to form two houses of congress.
  • preamble

    preamble

    the interduction to the contitution.
  • the sighning of the contitution

    the sighning of the contitution

    the delegates of the constitutionel conventionall agreed upon and sighned the constitution.
  • the constitution ratified by first state

    the constitution ratified by first state

    deleware becomes the first state to ratifie the constitution.
  • 4 more states ratied the constitution

    4 more states ratied the constitution

    pennsylvania ,new jersey, georgia, and conneticut ratify the constitution.
  • constitution ratified by one more state

    constitution ratified by one more state

    new hampshire ratifies the constitution.8th state to.
  • debate over bill of rights

    debate over bill of rights

    this debate was over protecting citizens rights delegates fell these rights must be a part of the constitution.
  • first president was elected

    first president was elected

    george washington was chosento be the first U.S president.
  • first president was sworn in

    first president was sworn in

    george washington was inaugerated on a balcony at federal hall in new york city.
  • constitution ratied by final state

    constitution ratied by final state

    rhode island ratifies the constitution.
  • the bill of rights was added to the constitution

    the 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 the citizens.
  • sepreme court granted certain right

    sepreme court granted certain right