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First continental Congress
after many laws and taxes from england the colonists decided to become there own country. the first step in doing that was to make a constitution. -
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steps through the constitution
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second continental congress
parlament refused to compromise with the colonists. so the colonists took action and called the second continental congress -
the first state constitution
before the declaration of independence was created new hampshire and south carolina refused to be a royal charter so they created small versions of the declaration of independence -
declaration of independence
slightly more than a year after the revolutionary began, Richard Henery Lee of virginia proposed to the congress the declaration of independence -
articles of confederation
establishing a firm league of freindship amoung all the states to keep it soveergin, free, and independent -
revolutionary war ended
americas victory was esablished by the signing of the treaty of paris -
a change in government
the articles were creating more problems then they were before they signed it but now the people need the government -
constitution written and signed
as a comprimise to the articles congress created the contitution to solve all the problems
