9.7: Chronology
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The following chronology is a list of important dates and events associated with this chapter.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1776 | Continental Congress instructed the states to devise state governments; George Mason drafted Virginia’s Declaration of Rights; New Hampshire, South Carolina, Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North Carolina adopted new state constitutions; Connecticut and Rhode Island revised their colonial charters |
| 1777 | Thomas Jefferson drafted the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom; Georgia and New York adopted new state constitutions |
| 1778 | South Carolina revised its constitution |
| 1781 | Massachusetts adopted a constitution; The Articles of Confederation took effect |
| 1784 | New Hampshire revised its constitution |
| 1785 | Land Ordinance outlined a plan for surveying and selling government lands |
| 1786 | Virginia legislature approved the Statute of Religious Freedom |
| 1786-1787 | Shays’s Rebellion |
| 1787 | Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia |
| 1787-1788 | The Federalist Papers were published |
| 1788 | Confederation government was phased out |
| 1790 | Pennsylvania revised its constitution; Rhode Island became the last state to ratify the Constitution |