1776 Declaration of Independence 1777 British defeated at Saratoga 1778 French join the war against the British 1781 Battle of Yorktown Articles of Confederation ratified 1783 Peace signed in Paris 1784-1787 Northwest Ordinance of 1784‚ 1785‚ and 1787 1786 Annapolis Convention 1787 Shays’ Rebellion Constitutional Convention 1788 Federalist Papers written Constitution ratified 1789 George Washington inaugurated as President of the United States French Revolution begins 1790 Capital placed
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Without the decisions the government made together we would’ve never came into an equal equality‚ without solving the world’s biggest problems. In the summer of 1787 ‚ fifty five delegates representing twelve of the thirteen states met in philadelphia to fix the national gov’t. The problem was that the government under the articles of confederation‚ the challenge was to create a strong central government without letting anyone get too much power. How did the Constitution Guard against Tyranny? In
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historical event to go back to and be part of I will actually choose the one event where the document that is protecting the people from the power of the government and states the responsibilities of the government. The constitution was sign September 17‚ 1787‚ the document it self was made by Geniuses of that time and yet I feel like they are still the geniuses of this time cause the document is still keeping the government under control although the government itself is trying to bend the definition of
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Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was born in Philadelphia on Dec. 10‚ 1787. His family moved to Hartford‚ Connecticut. “He entered Yale College as a sophomore in 1802 when he was about 16 and graduated the youngest in his class and with highest honors. He then tried his go at law‚ teaching‚ and business.” As a pastor‚ Gallaudet encountered a deaf-mute child‚ Alice Cogswell‚ and they made an instant connection. Alice Cogswell’s father went to establish a special school for children like his daughter. Joining
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was such a huge contributor that in The Summer of 1787‚ it says “Never missing a day of the convention‚ never leaving chamber for more than ‘a casual fraction of an hour‚’ Madison worked on his notes every evening throughout the sultry summer” (Stewart 48). In addition to his as his incredible strive for excellence‚ Madison was also the first delegate to arrive at the Convention
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western region went southward and very little finished products made their way back west. The steamboat helped to send the finished products upriver and helped bind West and South together. This binding inspired the transportation revolution. In 1787‚ John Fitch built the first recorded steam powered boat in the United States. It was propelled by a row of oars on each side of the boat. He experimented with side-mounted paddle wheels‚ but in 1790 he used stern mounted oars instead. Fitch was the
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The Articles Of Confederation The system of national government provided by the Articles of Confederation had a number of flaws and was eventually discarded‚ however‚ it compiled a record of achievements over time. The Articles of Confederation helped the New World transition from colonies under British rule‚ through a revolution and into an independent government. Through the development of independence and a national government‚ the American Articles of Confederation put into place an ineffective
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interests of large and small states. Some Connecticut delegates such as Oliver Ellsworth‚ Roger Sherman and Dr. William Samuel Johnson came up with a compromise‚ this meant a Bicameral legislature‚ in the lower house the number of representatives for each state is determined by population and in the upper house‚ each state has an equal number of representatives.. This major step in the convention is known as the Great Compromise also called the Connecticut Compromise. This meant a Bicameral legislature
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traditionalism and social status was important. “Great Compromise”: Compromise in which the larger states were conceded representation by population in the House of Representatives‚ and the smaller states were appeased by the equal representation in the Senate. Land Ordinance of 1785: Provided that the acreage of the Old Northwest should be sold and that the proceeds should be used to help pay off the national debt. “Three-Fifths-Compromise”: Determined that each slave would be counted as three-fifths
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Section I: Essay The Articles of Confederation was‚ in a sense‚ the first United States constitution. It was adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15‚ 1777 and later ratified by all 13 original states on March 1‚ 1781. The Constitution later replaced the Articles when it was ratified by New Hampshire on June 21‚ 1788. The two documents have a lot in common‚ such as being established by the same people‚ both served to maintain a free government‚ both referred to the nation as the United
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