Preamble to the united states constitution

American History 1775-1800

By hannahrichter

  • Articles of Confederation went into effect

    Articles of Confederation went into effect
    America's first national constitution. The document established a confederation (an associaton of independence).

  • Land Ordinance of 1785

    Land Ordinance of 1785
    The land would be surveyed and divided into a neat grid of townships, each 6 miles square.

  • Shay's Rebellion

    Shay's Rebellion
    A taxe payers revolt. Daniel Shays led a larger group of angry framers to break into the military where hundreds of guns were stolen.

  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention
    Delegates form 12 states attended to the Constitutional Convention.

  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights
    They did not trust the government so they wanted to spell out some basic rights in the Constitution to make sure those rights would be protected. no date