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Formation of the New England Confederation
Consisted of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, New Haven and Connecticut colonies. -
Meeting of the First Continental Congress
Meeting in Philadelphia, the First Continental Congress organized a unified colonial boycott, and agreed to meet again -
The Second Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia
Met to discuss unified colonial appeals, to plan protests and to start military action against the British. -
Publication of Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union
Benjamin Franklin drafts a plan of union that based representation in congress. -
Committee appointed to draft Articles of Confederation
Congress appoints a committee chaired by John Dickinson to draft the plan of confederation. -
Draft of the Articles submitted to Congress
John Dickinson's draft of the Articles of Confederation is submitted to Congress for debate and revision. -
U.S. declares independence
Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence is published to the world.