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The Articles of Confederation were the first attempt to creating a government.
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After ratification, The Articles of Confederation guided the U.S. until the Constitution.
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A convention was held to revise The Articles of Confederation, but they ended up writing the Constitution.
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Written by James Madison, the Virgina Plan would have 3 branches of government. It was proposed by Edmund Randolph.
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The Senate would have two Representatives from each state, and the House of Representatives would would have representation from state population.
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The Constitution was signed by 34 out of the 55 Delegates.
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The Pennsylvania Packet prints the first public copy of the Constitution.
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The Continental Congress received the new Constitution on September 20. It then voted to send it to the state legislatures for ratification.
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The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution, and the first ten Amendments were written with it.
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The Bill of Rights was ratified when Virginia Gave it's approval to give people more rights.
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