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Articles Of Confederation adopted
First constitution of the original 13 American states -
Treaty of Paris
Negotiated between the United States and Great Britain, officially ended the Revolutionary War -
Shays Rebellion
A series of protests in Massachusetts by American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments of debts. -
The Constitutional Convention
Delegates from 5 states called for this convention to discuss possible improvements to the Articles of Confederation. Took place in Philadelphia. -
The Commerce Compromise
The conflict over whether Congress could regulate trade. The outcome was the Congress could regulate trade, no export tax, and no limit on slave trade for 20 years. -
Virginia Plan
Drafted by James Madison, It was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. Virginia wanted representation on population. Proposed 3 branches of government. -
New Jersey Plan
New proposal for the structure of the United States Government:
- federal government had a unicameral legislature
-each state had a single vote in COngress preventing larger states from having too much power
-Congress was given power to raise taxes and levy tariffs
-executive council
Constitutional Convention rejected it -
Three-Fifths Compromise
The population of slaves would be counted as three-fifths in total when apportioning representatives, as well as presidential electors and taxes. -
Northwest Ordinance
An act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States. It provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory. (Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio) -
The Great Compromise
It called for proportional representation in the house and one representative per state in the Senate. It saved the Constitution Convention and most likely the Union. -
Signing of the Constitution
38 out of 41 delegates signed it at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. It would next go through the process of ratification. -
Federalist Papers
85 articles and articles written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the US constitution. They answered the critics (anti-federalists). -
The constitution ratified by first state
Delaware, ratified it by a unanimous vote -
First President of the United States was elected
George Washington, served from 1789-1797 -
Constitution ratified by the final state
Rhode Island -
The Bill of Rights was added to the constitution
It refers to the first 10 amendments of the U.S constitution and introduced to guarantee the protection of the basic rights that citizens have. Some include freedom of religion, speech, assembly, and press.