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The Articles of Confederation are ratified, instituting the first government of the new nation.
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General Cornwallis surrenders to the Continental Army at the battle of Yorktown ending the Revolutionary War
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The first meeting of the delegates to draft the constitution.
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The Virginia Plan, calling for a bicameral legislature is proposed.
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The New Jersey Plan, which called for equal votes per state is proposed.
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The United States Constitution that will replace the Articles of Confederation is signed by 38 of the 41 delegates in the Constitutional Convention.
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