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Jefferson
draft of the Declaration of Independence, included eighty six changes made later by John Adam.Benjamin Franklin other members of the committee appointed to draft the document, and by Congress -
Battles of Trent and New Jersey
General George Washington's army crossed the icy Delaware on Christmas Day 1776 and over the course of the next 10 days won two crucial battles of the American Revolution. -
American and British Battle of Saratoga
marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution. -
American and British Battle of Saratoga
marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. -
Howe captured Philadelphia
the British had captured Philadelphia on September 26, 1777, following General George Washington's defeats at the Battle of Brandywine and the Battle of the Clouds. -
Congress prohibits enslaved people imported to the US
Congress enacted a law to prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States from any foreign kingdom place or country. -
Winter at Valley Forge
Valley Forge functioned as the third of eight winter encampments for the Continental Armys main body commanded by General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War. -
John Paul Jones & Serapis
In August 1779 Jones took command of the Bonhomie Richard and sailed around the British Isles on September 23 the Bonhomie Richard engaged the Serapes and the smaller Countess of Scarborough which were escorting the Baltic merchant fleet. -
spain declares war on great britain
June 21 1779 Spain declares war on Great Britain, creating a de facto alliance with the Americans spains King Charles 3 would not consent to a treaty of alliance with the United States. -
British forces capture Charles Town
Charles Lord Cornwallis whose force had accompanied Clinton from New York descended on Charleston By early April the combined British forces had successfully trapped the Americans in the beleaguered city. -
Charles Lord Cornwallis, whose force had accompanied Clinton from New York, descended on Charleston. By early April, the combined British forces had successfully trapped the Americans in the beleaguered city.
In March Clinton, Provost and General Charles Lord Cornwallis whose force had accompanied Clinton from New York descended on Charleston by early April the combined British forces had successfully trapped the Americans in the beleaguered city. -
Treaty of Paris
signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783 officially ended the American Revolutionary War -
1777 thru 1778 - State Constitutions
The states now faced serious and complicated questions about how to make their rules. What did it mean to replace royal authority with institutions based on popular rule?
