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Events Leading Up to the Signing of the Constitutiion

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  • First Continental Congress meets

    First Continental Congress meets
    Met to create our country's first constitiution
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    Events Leading to the Ratification of the Constitution

  • First Continental Congress Closes

    First Continental Congress Closes
    First continental Congress finally reaches a decision after several comprimises including the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and the great comprimise which combined the two

  • Shay's Rebellion

    Shay's Rebellion
    Daniel Shays started a revolt at the federal arsenal

  • Shays' Rebellion is defeated

    Shays' Rebellion is defeated

  • Virginia Plan presented to Convention by Edmund Randolph

    Virginia Plan presented to Convention by Edmund Randolph
    wanted to break away from the Articles of Confederation

  • New Jersey Plan presented to Convention by William Paterson

    New Jersey Plan presented to Convention by William Paterson
    wanted to stay close to the Articles of Confederation

  • Constitution is ratified by the first state-Delaware

    Constitution is ratified by the first state-Delaware

  • Constitutuion Ratified

    Constitutuion Ratified
    Finally ratified by Rhode Island the constitution went into effect. Ratified in the folowing order:Delaware December 7, 1787 Pennsylvania December 12, 1787 New Jersey December 18, 1787 Georgia January 2, 1788 Connecticut January 9, 1788 Massachusetts February 6, 1788 Maryland April 28, 1788 South Carolina May 23, 1788 New Hampshire June 21, 1788 Virginia June 25, 1788 New York July 26, 1788 North Carolina November 21, 1789 Rhode Island May 29, 1790