Gov Topic 2 Timeline

The Albany plan brought more unity to colonies The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies, suggested by Benjamin Franklin

that was when the British were putting taxes on necessities for the colonies like lead, paper, tea, paint, and glass for example. The main goals of the British government were to benefit from the colonies economically and politically. There were a series of laws passed that were designed to control trade so that British industries could profit from the colonies.

colonies met together to decide how to govern the colonies and ensure safety. The Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from each of the thirteen American colonies. These delegates served as the government during the Revolutionary War.

States writing their own laws away bron the monarch. Three states elected delegates to a constitutional convention. Two states, Connecticut and Rhode Island, did not write new constitutions, but instead simply re- vised their colonial charters. On January 5, 1776, New Hampshire's provincial congress adopted the first state constitution.

signing of the document that declared war on Britain and their independence. the Declaration of Independence is the document adopted by the Second Continental Congress

confirming that all states have seperate government making the united states. Articles of Confederation served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain.

lots of rebellions happenening as the debt from the war and the new goverment gives everyone depression, the world is in so much debt there arent enought currency avaliable

the big colony wide fight for ratification of the constition, getting a high vote was hard but they did it. The fight for the ratification of the Constitution was fought in each state separately The ratification process started when the Congress turned the Constitution over to the state legislatures for consideration through state conventions of the people.

The Signing of the United States Constitution occurred on September 17, 1787, at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when 39 delegates to the Constitutional Convention, representing 12 states, endorsed the Constitution created during the four-month-long convention

wo plans, the virginia and jew jersey plan were the two ideas of how to run america, they eventually compromised on both, the compromised made senate, congress and the impportant tools for the government, The Virginia Plan was used, but some ideas from the New Jersey Plan were added.