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Yorktown
British troops surrender to Americans at Battle of Yorktown -
Constitution
Peace talks in Paris began -
Treaty of Paris
Britiain reconizes American independence in Treaty of Paris -
no major events
Nothing big happend -
Land Ordinance
Congress had to DEVISE a system for land sales and settlement -
Shay's Rebellion
Shay's Rebellion breaks out in Massachusettes -
Constitutional Convention
Constitutional Convention creates new plan of government -
Virginia still debating
While Virginia was still debating, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify -
French Revolution Begins
The first Congress passed a series of amendments