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The first military engagement of the American Revolutionary War.
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Took place in Philadelphia; George Washington was appointed to lead a continental army
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Published by Thomas Paine; called for independence and a republican form of government
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Created a unicameral legislature with complete power
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Main author was Thomas Jefferson; declared America's independence and republican government
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General Howe of the British army defeated the Americans
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Washington crossed the Delaware River and threw a surprise attack on Trenton, NJ, forcing the surrender of 1,000 German soldiers
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Planned a three-pronged attack converging on Albany, New York
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Patriots force Burgoyne to surrender
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Provided a loose union in which "east state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence."
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Specified that once France entered the war, neither partner would sign a separate peace without the "liberty, sovereignty, and independence" of the US.
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Any slave that left their master could join the British for protection or a place in their army.
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Cornwallis surrenders to the Americans
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Great Britain formally recognized American independence and relinquished its claims to lands south of the Great Lakes and east of the Mississippi River.
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Resembled American resistance to the British Stamp Act;
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Created territories that would become Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
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Philadelphia merchants and artisans joined commercial farmers to ratify the Constitution
