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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta signed
The Magna Carta is a document that King John of England was forced to sign because it greatly reduced his power he had as the King. The Magna Carta allowed for a powerful Parliament to be put into place and help english citizens rights. http://www.constitution.org/eng/magnacar.htm -
Mayflower Compact signed
The Mayflower Compact was a document to help set up a new goverment in New England for the pilgrims.Many Pilgrims felt the y had no legal obligation to stay within the colony and supply their labor, This Compact gave them the right to self govern in New England. -
Formation of the New England Confederation
A federation of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Haven, and Plymouth established by delegates from those colonies. Several factors led to this alliance such as solution of trade, boundary, Religious fights and the need for defence from the Indians french or the Dutch. Later New Hampshire and Rhode Island joined. -
Albany Plan of Union announced
They wanted to form a union in the colonies but the plan was rejected on both sides, They believed they should all live under one government and direction. This was called for by the need of defense during the French and Indian war. -
Articles of Confederation signed
Representees from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and South Carolina signed this Document, This was the first attempt at a Constitution, -
Newburgh Conspiracy
Officers of the Continental Army were not being paid for years of work. Congress could not pay them because they had no money, They could only pay the a bit of what they owed, The offcials wanted to force congress to pay. -
Treaty of Paris (1783) signed
A peace treaty between American colonies and Great Brittain with ended the American Revolution and made America into an independent nation. -
Spain closes Mississippi River
After the American Revolution, Spain had its eyes on the American southwest, by closing the mouth of the Mississippi River, which western farmers needed to transport their goods to market, It hoped to lure the farmers away from America and join Spainish North America. At this point the new United States was too weak to do anything about it. -
Land Ordinance of 1785
Congress administered the new national domain. An ordinance was adopted on May 20, 1785, that laid the foundations of American land policy up until the passage of the Homestead Act in 1862. -
Shays Rebellion
Daniel Shays leads a group of farmers to a military base in springfield massachusetts. THe farmers were angry because their land was taken away for not being able to pay taxes. -
Annapolis Convention
The Annapolis Convention was when Delegates from 12 states came together for a convention to help tstraighten out the federal government. Unfortunately not enough states were present to make a final decision, so their plans went to Congress and a better meeting was to be scheduled in May. -
Constitutional Convention Opens
The Constitutional convention was a meeting of the states in which they would try to form a stronger govenment under The Articles Of Confederation. The result was the Constitution. -
Ordinance of religious freedom
The Virginia legislature passes Thomas Jefferson's Ordinance of Religious Freedom guaranteeing that no man can be forced to attend or support any church or be discriminated against because of his religious preference. -
Northwest ordinance of 1787
it forbade slavery above the Ohio River it also handled the problem of how a nation should deal with its colonies. at first the old northwest would be subordinate to the national government, but when it could bolster a large enough population (around 60,000 people or so) it could qualify to become a new state with the same rights as the other states. -
The Great Compromise agreed to
The Great Compromise was one of the biggest arguments held by the Delegates. This Compromise decided how many representatives each state would have. The Compromise was only passed by one vote and saved the constitution. -
Constitution sent to the states for ratification
The Constitution was signed and sent out to the states for approval. -
Federalist Papers appear
Documents to help people ratify the Constitution who were on the border. The founders were for the Constitution. People like James Madison and Thomas Jefferson. -
Anti-Federalist Articles appear
The papers were from people who had arguments about the Constitution. People wrote about them in papers to try and prevent them from being ratified. One of the issues of the Constitution was the lack of The Bill of Rights. -
Massachusetts ratifies the Constitution
The second ratifying of the Constitution was done by Massachusetts. The biggest signature was John Hancock. -
New Hampshire ratifies the Constitution
The 9th state to ratify the constitution. -
Delaware ratifies
Delaware was the first state to approve of the constitution. Their vote was 30-0 for the Constitution. -
Congress meets for the first time
The Congress formed by the Constitution meets for the first time and sets all procedures to come. -
George Washington elected President.
George Washington accepted first President of the Undited States in New York. -
Bill of Rights sent to the states for ratification
The Anti-Federalists Bill of Rights that they had fought for was sent out for the states to agree to. -
Bill of Rights ratified
The Bill of Bights was signed giving Anti-Federalists their rights,
