Directions: The following events from the Declaration of Independence to the first Congress are in the wrong
sequence. Write the events in the order they occurred on
the blank lines.
a) Nine states voted to ratify the Constitution.
b) Articles of Confederation were approved by the states.
c) Declaration of Independence was sent to England.
d) Constitution was signed by the delegates at the Constitutional Convention.
e) Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia.
f) New Congress met for the first time in 1789.
g) George Washington was elected President.
h) Compromises were worked out by the delegates at the Constitutional Convention.
i) Each state held a convention to study the new Constitution.
j) In 1790 all states ratified the Constitution.