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Maryland ratifies the Articles
Virginia persuaded Maryland to ratify the Articles. -
Shay's Rebellion
Farmers fought against the state to prevent their farms from foreclosing and from losing their farms. -
Annapolis Convention
Twelve delegates from five states; New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia gathered to discuss commerce -
Virginia Plan
This plan was plan proposed a government based on; a strong national legislature with 2 chambers, a strong national executive, and a national judiciary. -
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
The northwest ordinanace established the principle that the territories were to be developed for statehood on an equal basis with the older states. -
The federalist papers
A series of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution.