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Constitution

By Patrickkorz
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    Annapolis Convention

    The formal title of the meeting was a Meeting of Commissioners to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government. The point of the meeting was to come up with a plan for fixing the federal government. They called for a larger meeting with more representatives to address the issues of the government.

  • Congress resolves in favor of a constitutional convention

    set to take place in Philidelphia

  • First Meeting of Philadelphia Convention

    minimum number of representatives not met. Meeting not held

  • Convention meets with the minimum number of representatvies present for the first time

  • Virginia plan presented to Convention

  • Connecticut Compromise presented to Convention

  • New Jersey Plan presented to Convention

  • Committee of Detail formed by Convention

    Committee of Detail was to put the ideas agreed on at the Convention into a formal written document

  • Committee of Style established by Convention

    Committee of Style was to look at and revise the text of the Constitution

  • Constitution signed, Convention ends indefinitley

  • After Constitution is reviewed by the Congress of the Confederation, It is sent out to states for ratification

  • First Federalist Papers appear

    The federalost papers promoted the ratification of the Constitution

  • Delaware ratifies Constitution

  • Pensylvannia ratifies Constitution

  • New Jersey ratifies Constitution

  • Georgia ratifies Constitution

  • Connecticut ratifies Constitution

  • Massachusetts ratifies Constitution

  • Maryland ratifies Constitution

  • South Carolina ratifies Constitution

  • New Hampshire ratifies Constitution

  • Constitution is now established by the ratification of nine states

  • Virginia ratifies Constitution

  • New York ratifies Constitution

  • First Congress of the United States is seated

  • George Washingotn inaugarated as first president of the United States of America

  • Congress adopts Bill of Rights and sends them to states for ratification

  • North Carolina ratifies Constiution

  • Rhode Island ratifies Constitution

  • Vermont ratifies the Constitution