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Newburgh Conspiracy
The Newburgh Conspiracy threatened an uprising in the Continental Army. -
Treaty of Paris
The United States and Great Britain signed the Treaty of Paris. It ended the Revolutionary War and acknowledged America's independence. -
Washington resigns as commander
George Washington resigned as the commander in chief of the Continental Army and retired to his home in Mount Vernon, Virginia. -
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Economic Depression
After the Rvolutionary War,, America went into a depression because they were in so much debt from the war. With the Articles of Confederation failing and the Currency Act of 1784, the United States feel even more into a depression. -
China Trade
American merchants started trade with China when they started seeing the exoctic goods like silk and tea from China. -
Meeting of the Mount Vernon Conference
Representatives from from Virginia and Maryland met at George Washinton's plantation to discuss the navigation of the Potomac and Pocomoke Rivers. -
Meeting of the Annapolis Convention
Delegates from New Jersey, New York, Deleware, Pennsylvania, and Virignia met to discuss trade regulations -
Impost Amendment
New York rejects the Impost Amendment. This amendment would've allowed Congress to raise revenues by imposing taxes and hiring collectors. -
Shay's Rebellion
Farmers in Massechusetts rebelled against high taxes. -
Constitutional Convention
Delegates from the states assembled, under the leadership of George Washington to revise the Articles of Cenfederation. -
Constitutional Convention Reconvenes
Under the leadership of George Washington, the delegates continue to revise the Articles or Cenferdertation -
The Virginia Plan
The Virignia Plan was written by James Madison and presented by Edmund Randolph on the fourth day of the Constitutional Convention. It suggested the separation of powers and having three branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial. A lot of the Virginia Plan was added to the Constitution. -
Pinckney Plan
Charles Pickney suggested a form of government in which there would be a Senate and House of Delegates in the Legislature while the Congress would elect the president and the cabinet. It was also referred to as the "Committee of Detail" -
Debate of Executive Power
There was a debate between Pickney, Wilson, Franklin, Rutledge, and Sherman -
The New Jersey Plan
The New Jersey Plan opposed the Virginia Plan. It supported equal representation for every state in Congress. -
Committee of Eleven
A committee of eleven delegates one from each state represented, met to discuss and find a compromise for the legilative branch of government. Abraham Baldwin, Gunning Bedford, William Davie, Oliver Ellsworth, Benjamin Franklin, Elbridge Gerry, Luther Martin, George Mason, John Rutledge, William Patterson, and Robert Yates all served on this committee. -
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance outlined a new government for the Northwest territories. It also setup the process to add new states to the Union. -
Constitution Draft
The final draft of the Constitution is engorssed by Jacob Shallus -
Constitution is signed
The Constitution was signed by 38 of the 41 delegates who were present at the Constitutional Convention in Philidelphia. -
Ratification
The Contitution was ratified by the first state, Deleware. -
Federalist Paper No. 10
The Federalist Paper No. 10 was written by James Madison and descibes how the writers of the Constitution created a government that protected minority rights. -
Deleware Ratifies the Constitution
Deleware is the first state to ratify the Constitution. -
Pennsylvania Ratifies the Constitution
Pennsylvania is the second state to ratify the Constitution -
New Jersey Ratifies the Constitution
New Jersey is the third state to ratify the Constitution. -
Georgia Ratifies the Constitution
Georgia is the fourth state to ratify the Constitution witha vote of 26 to 0 -
Connecticut Ratifies the Constitution
Connecticut is the fifth state to ratify the Constitution with a vote of 128 to 40 -
Federalist Paper No. 51
Federalist Paper No. 51 was written by James Madison and it outlined the checks and balance system of the government. -
Massachusetts Ratifies the Constitution
Massachusetts is the sixth state to ratify the Constitution -
Maryland Ratifies the Constitution
Maryland is the seventh state to ratify the Constitution -
South Carolina Ratifies the Constitution
South Carolina is the eighth state to ratify the Constitution -
New Hampshire Ratifies the Constitution
New Hampshire is the ninth state to ratify the Constitution. This made the Constitution officially established. -
Virginia Ratifies the Constitution
Virginia is the tenth state to ratify the Constitution. -
New York Ratifies the Constitution
New York is the eleventh state to ratify the Constitution. -
North Carolina Ratifies the Constitution
North Carolina is the twelth state to ratify the Constitution. -
Rhode Island Ratified the Contitution
Rhode Island was the thirteenth and final state to ratify the Constitution.
