Constitution and Bill of Rights

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  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act was passed by the English parliament
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    The Constitutional Convention and the Absence of a Bill of Rights

    The state rejected whether the Bill of Rights should be at the front of the constitution
  • The Ratification Debate and the Call for a Bill of Rights

    The Ratification Debate and the Call for a Bill of Rights

    Massachusetts became the sixth state to ratify the Constitution and the first to recommend a set of amendments to the Constitution.
  • introduction of the bill of rights

    introduction of the bill of rights

    James Madison introduced a list of amendments to the constitution
  • Ratifying the bill of rights

    Ratifying the bill of rights

    President Washington sent copies of the 12 amendments adopted by Congress to the states.
  • The Bill of Rights in Congress and Its Adoption by the States

    The Bill of Rights in Congress and Its Adoption by the States

    Twelve amendments were sent to the states for their approval, ten of which were ratified and became known as the U.S. Bill of Rights.
  • Ratifying the bill of rights

    Ratifying the bill of rights

    three-fourths of the states had ratified 10 of these, now known as the “Bill of Rights.”
  • Marbury v. Madison

    Marbury v. Madison

    Supreme Court struck down an act of congress
  • Women could vote

    Women could vote

    Women had the right to vote
    (19th Amendment)
  • States had finally ratified the first ten Amendments

    States had finally ratified the first ten Amendments

    Three states ratified the first ten Amendments