Constitution

Ch.11 the constitution of the united states

By brandonal17
  • Articles of confederation adopted

    Articles of confederation adopted

    The art of conf. was the first plan of government fot the U.S. It left the central government weak and gave most of the power to the states
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    Gave the U.S.A. most of the land from the atlantic ocean to the mississippi river
  • Shays rebellion

    Shays rebellion

    Oganized over a thousand farmers to protest against taxes
  • The constituional convention

    The constituional convention

    A meeting that James Madison had a new plan of government that he had worked out
  • Virgina plan

    Virgina plan

    The plan adopted by constitutional convention in 1787 that established 3 branches of the fedral gevernment
  • New Jersey plan

    New Jersey plan

    It gave all the states the same number of representatives
  • Northwest ordinance

    Northwest ordinance

    A law passed saying that new territories could become states
  • The great comprimise

    The great comprimise

    Congres would have two seprate houses (the house of representatives and the house of the senate)
  • Preamble

    Preamble

    The inteduction to the constitution
  • The signing of the constitution

    The signing of the constitution

    It let the colonies be free and independant
  • The constitution ratified the by the first state

    The constitution ratified the by the first state

    Deleware becomes the first state to ratify the constitution
  • 4 more states ratify the constitution

    4 more states ratify the constitution

    The four states were Pennsylvania,New Jersey, Georgia,Connecticut ratified the constitution
  • Constitution ratified by 1 more state

    Constitution ratified by 1 more state

    New Hapshire ratified the constitution
  • Debate over the bill of rights

    Debate over the bill of rights

    this debate was over protecting the citizens rights delagates felt that these rights must be part of the constitution
  • First president of the U.S. was elected

    First president of the U.S. was elected

    George Washington was chosen to be the first U.S. president
  • First president was sworn in or inugurated

    First president was sworn in or inugurated

    Washington was sworn in on a balcony at Fedral hall in New York city
  • Constitution ratified by the 8th state

    Constitution ratified by the 8th state

    Rhode Island ratifies the constitution
  • The bill of rights was added to the constitution

    The bill of rights was added to the constitution

    The bill of rights are the first 10 amendments to the constitution the were written to protect the rights of people
  • Supreme court granted certain right

    Supreme court granted certain right

    Means they can stop anything that any other law that a branch makes signed the president but they didnt have the right till 1803