Articles of confederation

Articles of Confederation

  • Creation of the State of Franklin

    Creation of the State of Franklin
    It was created in 1784 a part from the territory west of the Appalachian Mountains that had been offered by North Carolina as a cession to Congress to help pay off depts. to the American Was of Independence. It was founded with intent of becoming the fourteen state of the new United States.
  • The Start of Shays' Rebellion

    The Start of Shays' Rebellion
    The start of Shays' Rebellion was caused by large amount of debt in that farmers were experiencing the 1780s and a lack of economic crisis laws in Massachusetts'. Shays' Rebellion was ineffective in its goal to help farmers, but it did lead to Massachusetts' Governor James Bowdoin losing the following election.
  • Annapolis Convention

    Annapolis Convention
    It formally tilted as a Meeting Commissions to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government was the national political convention that was held September 11 through 14, 1786 at Mann's Tavern Annapolis, Maryland, which twelve delegates from five states- New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,and Delaware.
  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention
    It was in Philadelphia met between May and September of 1787 to address problems of the weak central government existed under the Articles of Confederation.
  • Ending of Shays Rebellion

    Ending of Shays Rebellion
    The ending of Shays' Rebellion was caused by the big amount of debt that farmers were experiencing in the 1780's and a lack of economic crisis laws in Massachusetts
  • Ending of the State of Franklin

    Ending of the State of Franklin
    It ended because the settlers needed protection against Native American tribes and closest thing to a established government that the settlers had was the government.