Constitutional

Chapter 5 Timeline

By ryanf123

  • The second continental congress began to ask the colonies to make new constitutions to take away British charters.

  • -1780,All States ratified or accepted the new constitution except Connecticut and Rhode Island.

  • The congressional committee showed its plan called Articles of Confederation.

  • Adopted Articles of Confederation.

  • Jefferson drafted Virginia statue for religious freedom.

  • All of the states to enter confederation.

  • Congress passed the land ordinance.

  • Virginia adopted statue.

  • Henry Knox explains to George Washington how powers of congress are inadequate.

  • Farmers rebel because legislation adjourned after not discussing tax.

  • Evidence of disunity of the confederation.

  • Shay and 1,200 farmers set to Springfield, intending on seizing the federal arsenal.

  • Congress passed Northwest ordinance.

  • -1788,Hamilton, Madison, and Jay wrote 77 essays that were in newspapers, they were published in a book called the federalist papers.

  • Constitutional convention scheduled to begin in Philadelphia.

  • Convention actually began because enough delegates arrived.

  • Governor Edmund Randolph presented the Virginia plan, it started a furious debate.

  • Five delegates began drafting the constitution.

  • Presented the constitution to the delegates.

  • September 10- Debated the draft, get into specifics about terms of president in office, and members of both houses.

  • Presented the final version, of 42 delegates, 39 signed it, they went to congress, then states.

  • Enough states ratified the Constitution, for it to become effective, although two large states did not ratify, it was a problem.

  • Delegates agreed to the importation of slaves until the end of 1807.

  • Every state had forbidden the establishment of churches supported by tax dollars.