Constitutional Timeline

  • Articles Of Confederation

    Articles Of Confederation

    It was basically the first constitution, it was an agreement by the 13 original states
  • Treaty Of Paris

    Treaty Of Paris

    The Treaty Of Paris ended the war between the United States and Great Britain, it sought out the American Independence
  • Shay's Rebellion

    Shay's Rebellion

    "Shay's Rebellion" took place in Massachusetts, it was terror and violence all around western Mass lead by former Revolutionary war soldiers.
  • Annapolis Convention

    It was held in Maryland, 12 delegates from five different states met together and discussed the trade barriers that each state had come up with.
  • Three branches of government

    Three branches of government

    The three branches of government are known as Executive,Judicial, and Legislative.
  • Three fifths compromise

    Three fifths compromise

    It was an agreement between northern and southern delegates that basically stated that any person who was a slave counted as three-fifths of a free individual.
  • Separation of Power

    Separation of Power

    This was the constitutions way of restricting power of the central government through checks and balances.
  • The constitutional convention

    The constitutional convention

    It took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. What was mainly discussed was how America was going to be governed.
  • The Connecticut Compromise

    The Connecticut Compromise

    Also known as "The Great Compromise" it settled matters of representations of the federal government, it split the legislative branch into two houses.
  • Constitution is Ratified

    Constitution is Ratified

    After New Hampshire finally signed,The Constitution became the total structure of the U.S government