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Articles of Confederation
the art. or conf. was the first plan of goverment that left the central goverment weak and gave most of the power to the states -
treaty of paris
the treaty of paris gave the u.s. the land from the alantic to the mississippi river. -
shay's rebellion
shay's rebelion was when dainel shay organized over a 1000 farmers to protest aginst massachusetts high taxes -
the conitotional convetion
the conitotional convetion that was held in secret so our leaders could make a new goverment. -
virginia plan
a plan adoped by the consitionanal covention in 1787 that estabished three branches of goverment -
new jersey plan
a plan offered by the small states at the conitiosinal covention of 1787 that would give each state the same amount of rep. -
northwest ordinance
the northwest ordinance was a law that allowed new territories to have a chance to become a state. -
the great comprmise
the plan drawing up to the conitotional covetion in 1787 to form two houses of goverment. -
preamble
the start of the consitotion -
signing of the conitotion
the delegates to the consitiotion signing the consitotion -
the consitotion ratified by 1st state
delaware ratiried the consitotion -
four more states ratified
pennsylviania,new jersy,georiga,and connecticutt ratified -
one more state ratified
new hampshire ratified -
debate over bill of right
debate over protecting citizens right delegates felt these right must be part of the consitotion -
first president was elected
goerge washington was elected as first president -
First presedent was sworn in
george washington was sworn in as 1 president in new york city at the fedral hall balcony. -
final state ratified
rhode island ratified -
bill of rights was added
the bill of rights are added to the consitotion as the 1st ten admendments -
supreme court granted certin rights
