U.S. History Timeline 1775-1800

By robertpaige

  • Declaration of Independence signed

  • Congress adopts Articles of Confederation

  • England officially declares an end to hostilities in America

  • The Treaty of Paris is signed by the U.S. and Great Britain

  • The Revolutionary War officially ends

  • Congress passes the Land Ordinance of 1785

  • 1st of Shay's Rebellions

  • Constitutional Convention votes to create a new form of government with three branches

  • Congress passes its first tax

  • The U.S. Army is established by Congress