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The Debate over the Bill of Rights was over protecting citizen's rights. Delegates felt that these rights must be a part of the Constitution.
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The Articles of Confederation was the 1st plan of government that left The Central Government weak and gave most of the power to the states.
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The Treaty of Paris gave the United States the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River.
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Shay's Rebellion was when Daniel Shays organized over 1,000 farmers to protest against Massachusetts high taxes on farm land.
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The Constitutional Convention was when all 55 delegates gathered to fix the Articles of Confederation.
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The Virginia Plan said that the central government should have 3 branches, or parts.
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The New Jersey Plan gave all the states the same number of representatives.
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The Northwest Ordinance was a law that allowed new territories ro have a chance to become a state.
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In the Great Compromise, the congress would have two seperate houses, and each state had a certain number of representatives based on their population.
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The Preamble was the introduction to the Constitution that was written to show that the people held the power in the country -that it was a democracy.
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The Signing of the Constitution was when the delegates of the United States Congress signed the Constitution.
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The Constitution was ratified by the first state, which was Delaware.
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Four more states, which were Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, and Connecticut.
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The Constitution is ratified by New Hampshire.
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The first President of the United States, George Washington, is elected with every vote.
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On April 30th, 1789, our first president, George Washington, was inaugurated, or sworn in, in New York City.
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The Constitution was then ratified by the final state, Rhode Island.
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The Bill of Rights are the first 10 Ammendments. They were written to protect the rights of the citizens.
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If the Supreme Court felt that one of the signed laws did not fit with the Constitution, they could overide it.