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Some form of government was needed so the Articles of Confederation were created. This document was created because the government was weak which lead to states having a lot of power.
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Events that led from the Articles of Confederation to the creation of the US Constitution.
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The Articles of Confederation was ratified and became the ruling document of the land.
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Virginia requested a meeting of the states. They wanted to improve the government.
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In Massachusetts, an armed group of farmers rebelled because of heavy taxes farmers were forced to pay.
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A committee of five was chosen to write the constitution. The final version is written at the Convention's last session.
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States met to discuss changing the Articles of Confederation at Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
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38 out of the 41 present delegates signed the Constitution. The federalists and the anti-federalists argued about signing it. The anti-federalists wanted to add thing that the federalists agreed to.
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The anti-federalists and the federalists came to an agreement and the constitution was ratified.
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