POST WAR

The Articles of Confederation

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

• Created November 15, 1777
• Economically disorganized which lead to financial hardships.
• One weakness was that congress lacked strong leaderships.
• Britain and the United States grew apart more.

Shays Rebellion

SHAYS REBELLION

• Happened August 1786
• A series of protests.
• Protesters were Massachusetts farmers.
• Farmers were against state and local enforcement of tax

Annapolis convention

ANNAPOLIS CONVENTION

• September 11-14, 1786.
• Meeting of 12 delegates from 5 states.
• At mans tavern.

Philadelphia convention

PHILADELPHIA CONVECTION 1787

• May 25-September 17, 1787.
• They wanted to create a new government rather then fixing the current one
• George Washington was elected to preside over the convection

Ratification

RATIFICATION 1788

• Ratification of the us constitution
• People who agreed were the federalist
• People who disagreed were the anti-federalists

Election of George Washington

THE ELECTION OF GEROGE WASHINGTON 1789

• He was elected February 4, 1789
• 69 members of congress cast their ballots to elect George Washington the first president of the United States

The bill of rights

THE BILL OF RIGHTS 1791

• The bill of rights lists specific prohibitions on governmental power
• The first 10 amendments make up the bill of rights written by James Madison

Debts and loses from the revolution (1775-1783)

DEBTS AND LOSES FROM THE REVOLUTION (1775-1783)

• Britain spent 250 million pounds ($300 million)
• United States spent $400 million
• Government restructuring all contributed to pay off American national debt

Treaty of Paris 1783

TREATY OF PARIS (1783)

• September 3, 1783
• A treaty that ended the revolutionary war
• Exceedingly generous to the United States in therms of enlarged boundaries

Land ordinance of 1785

LAND ORDINANCE OF 1785

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Land ordinance of 1785

LAND ORDINANCE OF 1787

• Land Ordinance of 1785, establishing land policies for new territories in the United States of America

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