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  the articles of confederation was the the first plan of goverment most of the power went to the states and had a weak central goverment.
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  gave americans most of the land from the atlantic to the mississippi river.
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  daniel shay gathered regulators which were farmers and protested because taxes were high due to war dept.
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  the meeting of 12 states delegates ,phillidalphea, pennsylvania, that replaced the articles of confederation with a new constitution.
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  the plan adopted by the constitutional convention in 1787 that established 3 branches of goverment.
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  the plan offered by the small states that would have tgiven all states an equal amount of represenitives in congress.
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  a lw of 1787 orginizing the northwest territory from settlement and eventual statehood.
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  the plan drawn up at the constitutionel convention in 1787 which to form two houses of congress.
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  the interduction to the contitution.
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  the delegates of the constitutionel conventionall agreed upon and sighned the constitution.
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  deleware becomes the first state to ratifie the constitution.
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  pennsylvania ,new jersey, georgia, and conneticut ratify the constitution.
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  new hampshire ratifies the constitution.8th state to.
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  this debate was over protecting citizens rights delegates fell these rights must be a part of the constitution.
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  george washington was chosento be the first U.S president.
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  george washington was inaugerated on a balcony at federal hall in new york city.
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  rhode island ratifies the constitution.
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  the bill of rights are the first ten amendments to the constitution.they were written to protect the rights of the citizens.
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