The Constitution of the U.S

  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation

    The Articles of Confederation was the first plan of government for the United States of America, it gave the states power and left a weak central government.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    The Treaty of Paris gave the United States most of the land from Atlantic ocean to the Mississippi River.
  • Shay's Rebellion

    Shay's Rebellion

    Daniel Shays organzied over a thousand famers to protest against the taxes.
  • First President was sworn in or inaugurated

    First President was sworn in or inaugurated

    The First President was sworn in or inaugurated on a balcony at Federal Hall in New York City.
  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention opened in Independence Hall, Philadelphia.
  • Virginia Plan

    Virginia Plan

    The Virginia Plan said that the central government should have three branches or parts.
  • New Jersey Plan

    New Jersey Plan

    The New Jersey Plan gave all the states the same number of represenyatives.
  • The Great Compromise

    The Great Compromise

    The Great Compromise drawn up at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 to form two houses of Congress.
  • Northwest Ordinance

    Northwest Ordinance

    This law set out a plan for new territorties to become states.
  • Preamble

    Preamble

    We the people of the Untied States begins the Preamble to the Constitution.
  • The Signing of the Constitution

    The Signing of the Constitution

    The delegates of the Constitutional Convention all agreed upon and signed the Constitution.
  • The Constitution ratified by frist state

    The Constitution ratified by frist state

    The Constitution ratified by frist state was Delaware.
  • Four more states ratified the Constitution

    Four more states ratified the Constitution

    Four more states ratified the Constitution was Phnnsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, and Connecticut.
  • Constitution was ratified by one more state

    Constitution was ratified by one more state

    The Constitution was ratified by one more state was New Hampshire.
  • Debate over Bill of Rights

    Debate over Bill of Rights

    The debate over Bill of Rights was over protesting citizen rights, delegates felt these rights must be part of the Constitution.
  • First President of the Untied States was elected

    First President of the Untied States was elected

    The First President of the Untied States was elected was George Washington.
  • Constitution ratified by the 8th and final state

    Constitution ratified by the 8th and final state

    The Constitution ratified by the 8th and final state was Rhode Island.
  • The Bill of Rights was added to the Constititution

    The Bill of Rights was added to the Constititution

    The Bill of Rights was added to the Constititution are the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
  • Supreme Court granted certain right

    Supreme Court granted certain right

    The Supreme Court fave a three part model of government.