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1783
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Decrees:
1. Britain would recognise the United States as an Independent Nation
2. The Mississippi river was the western boundary for the region
3. America would have fishing rights off the coast of Canada
4. Americans would pay debts owed to British merchants and honor Loyalist claims for property confiscated during the war
1785
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George Washington held a conference at his home in Mt. Vernon.
Four states attended: Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.
1786
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5 States attended, and they decided that another meeting should be held in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation
1787
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That each slave counted as 3/5ths of a person. (to determine a state's level of taxation and representation)
1787
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Developed by James Madison, and other convention delegates.
They wanted the new constitution to be based off of this system, in which one branch of government has sufficient power to check the others, so no branch has to much/too little power.
1787
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Allowed Congress to regulate interstate and foreign commerce, including placing taxes on foreign goods, but it prohibited playing taxes on any exports... So only imports where taxed.
1787
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Each state gets delegates (equal to the amount of senators and representatives in that state) to vote for president, that way the people don't vote directly for a president.
1787
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Two house (bicameral) Congress.
1. Senate- Every state has equal representation.
2. House of Representatives- each state represented by size of population (bigger house)
1787
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55 Male delegates where sent to Philadelphia from each of the 13 states (except Rhode Island) to revise the Articles of Confederation
September 1787 - June 1788
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Between...
Federalists- Supported the constitution and strong central government
Anti-Federalists- Didn't support it, and wanted more power in the people
September 17, 1787
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The delegates (also called framers) specified that only 9 out of the 13 states would be required for the constitutions ratification.
October 1787 - August 1788
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85 essays written by James Madison (predominantly), Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay.
Presented reasons for believing in each provision in the constitution.
June 1788
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9th state to join- New Hampshire
(perhaps because the Federalists promised a bill of right)
April 30, 1789 - 1797
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November 1789 - May 1790
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North Carolina ratified in 1789, and Rhode Island Ratified in 1790
1790 - 1791
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Took place in early 1790s... Consisted of 3 Parts:
1. Pay off national debt at face value and have the federal government assume the war debts of the states
2. Protect the young nation's developing industries and tax on imported goods
3. Creating a national bank, to create stable currency system
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What had gotten approved:
1.Pay off debt but the state capital would have to be Washington D.C.
2. Taxes lower than Hamilton wanted ( but passed excise tax on whiskey)
3. Washington supported Hamilton and his broad view of the constitution to make a national bank
1791
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1791
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1792
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1793
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That in the French revolution we would be neutral in the matter
1794
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Americans were going on the Indians land in Ohio, and the British had been supplying the Indians with guns, enticing them to attack. General Wayne defeated the Indians and got them to sign the Treaty of Greensville ( a year later ) in which they (the Indians) surrendered the Ohio region to the americans
1794
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Washington sent John Jay to Britain to talk to them about stopping searching and seizing American ships...
After a year Jay brought back a treaty in which the British agreed to evacuate their posts on U.S. frontier. (but the treaty stated nothing about the seizure)
1794
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Farmers couldn't pay the tax on whiskey so they rebelled, but then Washington responded to it by federalizing 15,000 state militiamen under the command of Hamilton. Rebellion fell quickly, with no blood loss on either side.
While some applauded his effort to do something about the rebellion, the westerners thought it as the unwarranted use of force on common people.
1795
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Spain wanted to draw closer to the Americas so they allowed Americans to trade in the lower Mississippi river and New Orleans. The Spanish also agreed to lowering Florida's northern boundary to the 31st parallel.
1796
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Established orderly procedures for dividing federal lands
1796
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1796
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Assisted by Alexander Hamilton, the president wrote a farewell address... Four main points:
1. not to get involved in European affairs
2. against the U.S. making permanent alliances in foreign affairs
3. not to form political parties
4. to avoid sectionalism