The first event happened first was The Declaration of Independence which was signed July 4th, 1776. The order for the others was The Articles of Confederation which was drafted on July 12, 1776, The U.S. Constitution which was drafted in 1787, and the U.S. Constitution which was ratified by the states June 21, 1788.
EXPLANATION:
America Before the Declaration of Independence
Even after the early wars in the Revolutionary War broke out, some of the colonizers wanted full independence from Great Britain, and those who did so—like John Adams—were considered radical.
However, things changed over the following year when Britain tried to destroy the rebels with all the power of its large army. In his note to Parliament in October 1775, King George III protested against the disobedient colonies and ordered the expansion of royal and naval forces. News of his words got America in January 1776, supporting the struggle of radicals and making many conservatives ignore their hopes of reconciliation.
Thomas Jefferson Writes the Declaration of Independence
Jefferson had deserved a reputation as a powerful voice for the patriotic source after his 1774 publication of “A Summary View of the Rights of British America,” and he was given the responsibility to produce a draft of what would turn out to be the Declaration of Independence.
The Continental Congress Votes for Independence
It was July 1 when The Continental Congress reunited and the next day 12 of the 13 colonies used Lee's resolution for independence. The process of considering and revising Jefferson's declaration (comprising the correction of Adams and Franklin) persisted on July 3 until the morning of July 4, in which Congress removed and revised about one-fifth of the text.
The delegation made no alterations to the key preamble, however, and the basic documents stayed in Jefferson's words. Congress formally used the Declaration of Independence later on the Fourth of July (although most historians now agree that the document was not signed until August 2nd).
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KEYWORDS : Declaration of Independence, American History
Subject : English
Class : 10-12
Sub-Chapter : American History
