From Ideas to Independence Timeline Using pages in your book, put the following events in order of when they occurred starting from the earliest date to the latest. You only have to list the date by year (Ex: 1776) For each event you should have 1) the date 2) the title of the event 3) a brief description of what occurred. Using pages in your book, put the following events in order of when they occurred starting from the earliest date to the latest. You only have to list the date by year (Ex: 1776) For each event you should have 1) the date 2) the title of the event 3) a brief description of what occurred. Before putting the events on the timeline, use a scratch sheet of paper to find the dates for all of the events and put them in order before putting them on your timeline sheet. Before putting the events on the timeline, use a scratch sheet of paper to find the dates for all of the events and put them in order before putting them on your timeline sheet. Events: Events: –Virginia House of Burgesses - End of French and Indian War –English Bill of Rights - Constitution Goes Into Effect –Magna Carta - Declaration of Independence Approved –Mayflower Compact - Petition of Right – Stamp Act - Constitutional Convention –1 st Continental Congress - Articles of Confederation Approved –Lexington and Concord

American Revolution America was originally a British colony America was originally a British colony The U.S. won it’s independence and became it’s own country during the American Revolution The U.S. won it’s independence and became it’s own country during the American Revolution The Declaration of Independence was written and approved during the American Revolution to formally announce separation from Great Britain The Declaration of Independence was written and approved during the American Revolution to formally announce separation from Great Britain

Written by Thomas Jefferson Written by Thomas Jefferson Approved on July 4, 1776 Approved on July 4, 1776 Provides persuasive argument for why Americans want independence from the British king Provides persuasive argument for why Americans want independence from the British king

First law of the land of the U.S. First law of the land of the U.S. Went into effect in 1781 Went into effect in 1781 Created a loose confederation of states Created a loose confederation of states

Why don’t we still have it? IT WAS TOO WEAK!!! IT WAS TOO WEAK!!! – No executive –Congress could not tax, regulate trade between states or enforce laws –Shays’ Rebellion showed the government was too weak to handle a crisis and led to a call for a constitutional convention to fix the problem.

The Articles weren’t working, so the founding fathers got together to revise them. The Articles weren’t working, so the founding fathers got together to revise them.

WHO? All 13 states except Rhode Island All 13 states except Rhode Island Leading Americans like Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and James Madison Leading Americans like Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and James Madison

WHAT? Meeting to fix the AOC; the delegates end up making a new Constitution Meeting to fix the AOC; the delegates end up making a new Constitution

WHEN? May 1787 May 1787

WHERE? Pennsylvania State house Pennsylvania State house Same place Declaration of Independence was signed Same place Declaration of Independence was signed

WHY? National government too weak National government too weak Problems with trade between states Problems with trade between states Shays’ Rebellion Shays’ Rebellion

Major Conflicts of Convention Representation  large state vs. small states Representation  large state vs. small states Slavery  North vs. South Slavery  North vs. South

Goal of Convention? COMPROMISE!!!! COMPROMISE!!!!