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Boston Tea Party
The Havoc Started.
After officials in Boston refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain, a group of colonists boarded the ships and destroyed the tea by throwing it into the boston harbor -
Olive Branch Petition
A petition to help stop the war between the 13 colonies and the great britian -
US Decleration of indenpendence
It became ratified. shows the indenpendendence that let america be its own country -
Articles of confederation
The continental congress created the articles of confederation -
Articles of confederation
Articles of confederation, becomes ratified.
it was the first constitution for the United States; -
Shays' Rebellion
Shays' rebellion started because of economic depression,Aggressive tax and debt collection,
State fiscal policy, the goal was to reform of state government, later its overthrow -
3/5ths compromise
(1-1, is not the actual date, information could not be found)
when 3/5ths of of slaves would be counted for for population. -
Shays' Rebellion
Rebellion crushed, and problems linked to the Articles of Confederation spur consideration of a new constitution. -
Great Compromise
The Great Compromise was an agreement made among the delegates to the Constitutional Convention that the American government would have two houses in Congress: the Senate where each state has two Senators, and the House of Representatives where each state has a number of Representatives based on population. -
US Constutution
created to replace the articles of confederation -
Bill Of Rights
James Madison created the Bill Of Rights -
Bill Of Rights
"B.O.R" is ratified
the main objective isto set limits on government actions in regard to personal liberties.
