Question

Put the events related to the founding of the United States in the order in which they occurred.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The events of the Boston Tea Party

2. The Articles of Confederation ratified  

3. The Northwest Ordinance ratified

4. The Federalist Papers are published

Explanation:

The Boston Tea Party happened 2.5ish years before the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776) (DoI). The DoI was what really started the Revolutionary War. After that, the Founding Fathers realized that some form of government was necessary to help coordinate the American troops. That stimulated the creation of the Articles of Confederation (AoC).

The AoC was ratified November 15, 1777. This means that the Boston Tea Party comes first in the timeline. Then the AoC after.

The Northwest Ordinance is ratified July 13, 1787 under the government of the AoC. It set the principles and requirements for a territory to enter statehood.

The Federalist Papers were published after Shay's Rebellion proved that the federal government under the AoC was too weak, and thus pretty ineffective. The Federalist Papers were trying to justify the ratification of the Constitution to help amend the problems that were observed during Shay's Rebellion, in international trade following independence, and interstate trade issues (currency, taxing, transport, etc.) due to the AoC.

This means that the ratification of the Northwest Ordinance comes before the Federalist Papers.