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The Article of Confederation was the first plan of the government. The Article of Confederation left central government weak and gave power to the states.
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The New Jersey Plan offered by the small states at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that would have given an equal number of representitives in Congress.
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The Treaty of Paris gave the United States most of the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Missippi River.
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A Massachusetts farmer organized over a thousand farmers protest aganst taxes on farmland.
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The Constitutional Convention was the meeting of the 12 states.
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THe Virginia Plan was adopted by the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
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The Northwest Ordiance law was set out a plan for new territories to become states.
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The plan drawn up at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 to form to houses of Congress.
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The Preamble is the introduction of the Constitution.
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The delegates of the Constitutional Convention all agreed upon and signed the Constitution.
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Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the Constitution.
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Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Conneticut ratified the Constitutiion. On June 21,1788 New Hampshire also then ratified the Constitution, and May 29, 1790 Rhode Island was ratified.
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Rhode Island was ratified to the Constitution.
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This debate was over protecting the citizens rights, delegates felt these rights must be aparts of the Constitution.
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George Washinton was elected to be the first presedant of the United States.
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Washington was sworn on a balcony at Federal Hall in New York City.
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The state, Massechusets, was ratified,
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The Supreme Court granted the right to stop any law passed by the Congress or signed by the president that it is not alloowed by the Constitution.
