Road to Constitution timeline

  • Intolerable Act

    Intolerable Act
    This Act was a law passed by the British Parliament to punish the Massachusetts colonist for their defiance in the Boston Team Party.
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    Common sense

    Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775 advocating independence from Great Britain to the people in the 13 colonies.
  • Virginia Declaration of Rights

    Virginia Declaration of Rights
    This right was drawn by Thomas Jefferson for the opening paragraph of the Declaration of independence.
  • U.S Declaration of Independence

    U.S Declaration of Independence
    The Declaration summarized the colonists motivation for seeking independence.
  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation
    This was an agreement among the `3 original states of the United States of American that served as its first constitution.
  • Shay's Rebellion

    Shay's Rebellion
    Shay's Rebellion was an armed uprising in Massachusetts who was mostly in and around Springfield during 1786 and 1787.