The
1) Declaration of Independence is written in 1776, announced by
Jefferson.
The drafting of the 2)Articles of Confederation begins in 3)1776
, while the
4)
Revolutionary War is fought.
George
Washington is inaugurated the first President of the U. S. in 5) 1789,
under the
6)
United States Constitution, written by 7) James Madison and adopted in 8) 1789.
J.
Madison introduces his 9) Bill of Rights in Congress in 10) 1789.
The
Civil War ends in 11) 1865. 12) Abraham
Lincoln is assassinated that same year.
The
13) Thirteenth Amendment outlaws slavery as an economic system in 14) 1865;
other
amendments follow within five years.
Practice
Test: History of U.S. Democracy and Federalism
After
1776 and before 1789:
·
15) John Hanson was the first president of the U.S.A. Confederation
·
The 16) Articles of Confederation, drafted beginning in 1776, are
ratified;
·
Debtors and creditors clash; 17) Shays Rebellion helps lead to the
Constitutional
Convention.
·
Federalists compromise with each other in writing the 18) U.S. Constitution.
·
19) Anti-Federalists oppose U.S. Constitution; Publius’ 20) Federalist
Papers urge
ratification
of the U.S. Constitution.
·
21) Alexander Hamilton, 22)James Madison and and 23) John Jay used
the
pseudonym
24) Publius to write the 25) Federalist Papers.
After
1789 and before 1865:
·
26) Bill of Rights, written by Madison is ratified by the states.
· Marbury v. Madison (1803) declares 27) judicial
review for the federal government.
· Mc.Culloch v. Maryland (1819) declares
28) implied powers of the federal government.
· Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) declares
the 29) Missouri Compromise unconstitutional;
which
helps lead to the Civil War.
·
Civil War begins and eleven 30) states ratify the constitution of the
31) Confederate States of America the Union (USA) is led by President
Lincoln.
·
Abraham Lincoln signs the 32) Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil
war.