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Delegates met to discuss the current situation and and plans for action against Britain.
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The Second Continental Congress became the nation's first government.
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The Declaration of Independence announced the United States independence from Britain.
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Established a "firm league of friendship" between the states.
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The Treaty of Paris is signed in 1783 to confirm American Victory.
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Led an uprising to try to get State judges to close their courts.
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Daniel Shays leads an attack on the federal arsenal that turns out to be unsuccessful.
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Delegates met to try to build a new government.
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The VA Plan was presented. It asked for a bicameral, three-branch government.
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The NJ Plan called for a unicameral government where the states are equally represented.
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39 names were signed on the final document.
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New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify but the Constitution did not go into place because the US still needed New York or Virginia to ratify.
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NY is the final state to ratify.
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New York is temporary capital.
George Washington is elected President,
John Adams is elected Vice President.
