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Many Americans disliked thier goverment so they gave most of thier power to the states. It was also the first plan of goverment.
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It gave the United States most of the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River.
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Daniel Shay led 1000 farmers in a protest in Massachusetts against high taxes on farmland.
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First president was elected that was Geoprge Washington.
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The president was sworn in on a balcony, Federal Hall in New York city.
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The Constitutional Convention was the meeting of twelve states delegates in Pennsylvania that replaced the Articles of Confederation.
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The Virginia Plan was the plan adopted by the Constitutional Convention in 1787 that established the three branches of goverment.
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The New Jersey Plan was the plan offered by the small states at the Constitutional Convention that would have given all states an equal number of representitives.
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It was a set plan for new territories.
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The Great Compromise was the plan drawn up at the Constitutional Convention to form two houses of goverment.
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The Preamble was the introduction to the Constitution.
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All of the delegates of the Constitutional Convention all agreed upon and signed the Constitution.
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Deleware was the first state to ratify the Constitution
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Four more states ratified the Constitution. They were Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, and Connecticut
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One more state ratified the Constitution it was New Hampshire.
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This debate was over citizens rights delegates felt these rights must be a part of the Constitution.
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Constitution ratified by final state it was Rhode Island.
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The Bill of rights were added because they werew to protect citezens.
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The right was to pass and change laws. It was also an important right to the people.
