Goverment and Citizenship

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  • Articles of Confederation ratified

    Basic draft of government, "Firm Friendship"

  • End of Revolutionary War

    This was marked by the signing of the Treaty of Paris and showed the true beginning of Independence from Britain

  • Beginning of Shays' Rebellion

    Shays starts a rebellion because he didn't want to pay his taxes or debts, so the government started to foreclose his land.

  • Constitutional Convention begins

    The Founding Fathers begin drafting a new Consitution

  • Virginia Plan proposed

    Wanted representation in Congress to be based on population

  • New Jersey Plan proposed

    Have one representative from each state in Congress

  • Connecticut Compromise

    Bicameral Legislature, House = based on population
    Senate = 2 per state