Continental Congress To Constitution

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    first continental congress

    was a meeting in Carpenter's hall with delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies. This happened early in the american revolution.
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    second continental congress

    was a meeting of delegates from all 13 colonies during the summer of 1775, and declared the Revolutionary war has begun.
  • publication of common sense

    publication of common sense
    It was written to make people rebel against King George III and British Parliament.
  • signing of the declaration of independence

    signing of the declaration of independence
    the Declaration of Independence wasn't actually signed on July 4,1776 it was just finished that day. 56 people signed the Declaration.
  • articles of confederation

    articles of confederation
    The original constitution of the US published in 1781, that was then replaced by the US constitution in 1789.
  • treaty of paris

    treaty of paris
    Signed by King George the III and representatives of the United states, which ended the Us Revolutionary war
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    shays rebellion

    An armed uprising in Massachusetts. Daniel Shays led four thousand rebels during it.
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    constitutional convention

    met to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.
  • ratification of the United States Constitution

    ratification of the United States Constitution
    The US Constitution was adopted and signed September 1787, but signing wasn't the end 9 out of 13 states had to have it ratified. That happened when New Hampshire ratified it on june 21, 1788
  • federalist papers

    federalist papers
    85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wanting the ratification of the US Constitution.
  • Bill of rights

    Bill of rights
    The ten amendments to the US. constitution.