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The Articles of Confederation, the first governing document of the US, is adopted.
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Shays' Rebellion was an uprising in Massechuesettes by farmers protesting policies targeting debt-ridden farmers and worlers.
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Delegates from New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware meet in George Mann's tavern to discuss organizing a constitutional convention.
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The Federalist Papers were a series of letters written by James Madison and Alexander Hamilton explaining and defending the Constitution.
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The First Constitutional Convention was originally created to revise the Articles of Confederation, but soon evolved into a meeting to create a new governing document.
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The Virginia plan, which seperated the three branches of government and came up with the systemm of checks and balances, was proposed May 29, 1787.
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The New Jersey plan, proposed on June 15, 1787, called for one legislative body, with one vote per state.
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The Connecticut compromise came about as a result of a comprimise between the states of the Constitutional Convention. This brought about a two party Congress, with one house based on population, and the other having equal representation.
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The Ratification of the Constitution began on September 17, 1787 and ended May 29, 1790
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The first ten amendments to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, are ratified by the required number of states.
