1780's

1781
-Articles of Confederation- granted limited powers to the central government, reserving most powers for the states.
1786-1787
-Shays Rebellion
* Daniel Shay
* attacked tax collectors ; violence
-Northwest Ordinance
*process by which new states could be admitted into the Union from the Northwest Territory. It forbade slavery in the territory but allowed citizens to vote on the legality of slavery once statehood had been established.
-Great Compromise
*congress would have 2 houses
* House of Representatives-reps based on population
*Senate- each state got 2 reps
-3/5 Compromise
* a slave counts as "three-fifths of a person"
1789
-George Washington
* Electoral College