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English Bill of Rights established
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John Locke publishes "Two Treatises of Civil Government"
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Montesquiue writes "The Spirit of Laws"
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Articles of Confederation written
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Articles of Confederation become official government of the US
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Treaty of Paris officialy ends Revolution
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Rhode Island passes plan to end slavery
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Shays's Rebellion
dissatisfied farmers in massachusetts went on a rampage and had to be stopped by local militia -
Northwest Ordinance
created a single northwest territory out of the lands north of the ohio river and east of the mississippi -
Deleware is the 1st state to ratify Constitution
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Rhode Island is the last state to ratify the Constiution
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Bill of Rights added to Constitution