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The second continental congress began to ask the colonies to make new constitutions to take away British charters.
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-1780,All States ratified or accepted the new constitution except Connecticut and Rhode Island.
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The congressional committee showed its plan called Articles of Confederation.
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Adopted Articles of Confederation.
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Jefferson drafted Virginia statue for religious freedom.
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All of the states to enter confederation.
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Congress passed the land ordinance.
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Virginia adopted statue.
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Henry Knox explains to George Washington how powers of congress are inadequate.
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Farmers rebel because legislation adjourned after not discussing tax.
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Evidence of disunity of the confederation.
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Shay and 1,200 farmers set to Springfield, intending on seizing the federal arsenal.
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Congress passed Northwest ordinance.
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-1788,Hamilton, Madison, and Jay wrote 77 essays that were in newspapers, they were published in a book called the federalist papers.
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Constitutional convention scheduled to begin in Philadelphia.
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Convention actually began because enough delegates arrived.
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Governor Edmund Randolph presented the Virginia plan, it started a furious debate.
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Five delegates began drafting the constitution.
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Presented the constitution to the delegates.
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September 10- Debated the draft, get into specifics about terms of president in office, and members of both houses.
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Presented the final version, of 42 delegates, 39 signed it, they went to congress, then states.
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Enough states ratified the Constitution, for it to become effective, although two large states did not ratify, it was a problem.
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Delegates agreed to the importation of slaves until the end of 1807.
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Every state had forbidden the establishment of churches supported by tax dollars.