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articles of confederation
The Articles of Confederation, formally the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, was an agreement among the 13 founding states that legally established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution.its drafting by the Continental Congress began in mid 1776 and an approved version was sent to the states for ratification in late 1777 -
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History
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Boston Massacre
The Incident on King Street by the British, was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers killed five civilian men. British troops had been stationed in Boston, capital of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, since 1768 in order to protect and support crown-appointed colonial officials attempting to enforce unpopular Parliamentary legislation. Amid ongoing tense relations between the population and the soldiers, a mob formed around a British sentry, who was subjected to verbal a -
Boston Tea Party
was a direct action by colonists in Boston, a town in the British colony of Massachusetts, against the British government -
thomas jefferson
was an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the United States -
Declaration of independence
was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. John Adams put forth a resolution earlier in the year which made a formal declaration inevitable. A committee was assembled to draft the formal declaration, to be ready when congress voted on independence -
treaty of paris
signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on the one hand and the United States of America and its allies on the other. The other combatant nations, France, Spain and the Dutch Republic had separate agreements -
shays rebellion
was an armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787. The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. -
three branches of goverment
executive branch- president in charge of laws
legislative branch- congress in charge confirms appointments for judges
judical-sumpreme court in charge,declares presidential acts. -
george washington becomes resident and creates the cabinet
On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on ... in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States -
bill of rights
is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. These limitations serve to protect the natural rights of liberty and property. They guarantee a number of personal freedoms, limit the government's power in judicial and other proceedings, and reserve some powers to the states and the public.
