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First Continental Congress calls for boycott
Responding to British tax policies, the colonies representatives decide to take action and protest their country's Parliament. The congress agrees to reconvene later if things get worst. -
Creation of Articles of Confederation.
It was need a form of Goverment, so they were created to make the Goverment weak and the states got most of the power because they just got out under British rule. -
Articles of Confederation were signed
the copy of the articles were ready so they dated and began to signing it. -
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Shays' Rebellion
It was on Massachusetts, there was an armed uprising and was named after one of the rebel leaders called Daniel Shays. They rebelled because of the crushing debt and the taxes put on farmers. -
Constitution is Signed
The constitution was signed by 38 out of 41 delegates. There was an argument over signing it between the federalists and the anti-federalists. The anti-federalists wanted to add things to the constitution and the federalist were against that.