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The Articles of Confederation left the government weak and gave most of the power to the states,it was also the first plan of government.
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The Treaty of Paris gave the United States most of the land from the atlantic to the Mississippi river.
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Daniel Shays led 1000 farmers in mass against high taxes on farm land, local militia were called in because the protest turned bloody, and 4 people were killed.
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George Washington was the first president elected.
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Washington was inagurated on a balcony at Federal Hall in New York City.
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The Constitutional Convention was the meetings of 12 states delegates in Philidelphea,Pennsylvania that replaced the articles of confederation with a new constitution.
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The Virginia Plan was the plan adopted by the constitutional conventionin 1787 that istablished 3 branches of federal government.
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The New Jersey plan was a plan offered by the smaller states at the constitutional convention of 1787 that would give all the states an equal amount of represenitives in congress.
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The Northwest Ordinance was a law set aside land that would be future states, a plan for new territories to become states.
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The Great Compromise was the plan drawn up at the constitutional conventionin 1787 to form 2 houses of congress.
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The Preamble was the introduction to the constitution.
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The Signing of the Constitution was the plan of government.
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The Constitution ratified Deleware as the 1st state.
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Pennsylvania,New Jersey, Georgia, and Conneticut were the four states ratified by the constitution.
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The Constitution ratified New Hampshire.
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The Debate over the Bill of Rights was over protecting the citizens rights, delegates felt these rights must be apart of the constitution.
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The Constitution ratified Rhode Island.
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The Bill of Rights was the first 10 amendments to the Constitution,to protect the rights of the citizens.
