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This British document contains 2 main ideas. First, the Monarches themselves have to obey the laws. Second, the citizens have basic rights.
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All of these events led up to the making of our Constitution! Starting with the Magna Carta in 1215, and ending with The Federalist Papers in 1788.
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This document guaranteed the rights of English citizens and also protected them.
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This was the first American Constitution which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states.
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This law set up a system for settling the Northwest Territory and called for it to be surveyed and divided into townships
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This revolt was led by farmers in Massachusetts who were angered by high taxes. They attacked courthouses and prevented the states from seizing farmers before the militia, sent by the Massachusetts legislature, drove them off.
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This was a gathering of state representatives such as Benjamin Franklin and James Madison to revise the Articles of Confederation
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This plan at the Constitutional Convention, favored by larger states, called for a strong national government with 3 branches and a 2-chamber legislature.
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This plan at the Constitutioinal Convention settled the differences between large and small states.
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This plan at the Constitutional Convention, favored by smaller states, called for 3 branches of government with a single-chamber legislature.
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This was an agreement at the Constitutional Convention that promised three-fifths of the slaves in any state should be counted in its population.
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This article set up a government for the Northwest Territory. It guaranteed basic rights to settlers, and slavery was outlawed there.
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These were a series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay, all of whom were Federalists, to support the ratifying of the Constitution.
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These were the first 10 amendments to the United States Consitution that made the new framework of government complete.
