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First Continental congress
Delegates met in Philadelphia to discuss how to stop Britain's intolerable acts. -
Second Continental congress
Delegates met to talk about the colonies war situation. -
Declaration of independence
America declared their independence of Britain -
Articles of Confederation
The United States of America create their first constitution. It gives the federal government little power. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris end the Revolutionary war and officially frees America of British rule. -
Philidelphia Convention
Begining of the revision of the Constitution. -
Shay Rebelion
A group of farmers aimed at taking over and overthrowing the government. -
Connecticut Comprimise
The New Jersey plan and Virginia plan comprimised that every state would have two senate seats and the house would be based off population. -
Three-fifths compromise
Congress decided that in the slave states, the slaves would only be counted as three-fifths of a person. -
Current United States constitution is created.
