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Creation of The Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson drafts The Declaration of Independence according to the request of the Committee. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETroXvRFoKY -
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Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, The US Constitution
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Declaring Independence
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Ratification of The Declaration of Independence
The Congress ratifies and adopts the Declaration of Independence, and John Dunlap prints 24 copies of the Declaration of Independence. -
Engrossed Declaration of Independence
Delegates sign the final version of the Declaration of Independence, and a large British fleet arrives at New York. -
The Creation of the Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was created by delegates in the Second Continental Congress out of a need to have “a plan of confederacy for securing the freedom, sovereignty and independence of the United States of America.” -
Shay's Rebellion
A group of Farmers from Massachusetts conduct an armed rebellion against foreclosures of property. The foreclosures of property were due to post war economic depression, which lead to fiscally harsh government policies, and aggressive tax and debt collection. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFIkxQdZMZ0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFIkxQdZMZ0 -
Annapolis Conference
After Shay’s Rebellion was suppressed, the Government realized the flaws of the Articles of Confederation, and sought ways to avoid such revolutions. However, only five states were represented in the conference due to the weakness of the central government under the Articles of Confederation. Therefore, Alexander Hamilton addressed delegates from all 13 states to assemble in Philadelphia on May, 1787. -
Northwest Ordinance
After the revolutionary war, the colonies attained land to the west, and the colonies began to claim geographical rights of these lands. In order to settle this dispute, the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was passed by the congress. The Ordinance of 1787 allowed:
- All states to agree to give up their claims to the new lands.
- The creation of a system that would create new states.
- The newly created states to be equal to the existing 13 states. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO7FQsCcbD8 -
The creation of the US Constitution
The Constitution was created in the Constitutional Convention by 55 delegates in order to solve the problems of the Articles of Confederation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO7FQsCcbD8 -
The ratification of The Constitution
The Congress officially ratified and adopted The Constitution. -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment of the US constitution prohibited federal and state governments from denying a citizen a right to vote based on race, color or previous condition of servitude. -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment of the US Constitution prohibited any US citizen from being denied a right to vote based on sex.
