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Almost all of the Mayflower's adult males signed the Mayflower Compact which was the first framework of government for what would become the U.S.A.
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The Confederation signs a peace treaty with Britain, recognizing American Independance
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The 1st major American Colonists opposition to British policy in 1765 was the Stamp Act. It was a taxation measure to raise revenues for a standing British Army in America.
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An English-American publisher of "Common Sense" in January of 1776. It paved the way for the Declaration of Independence.
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The American colonists of the 13 colonies declare themselves an independent nation, severing their political connections to Great Britain. (www.history.state.gov/milestones/1776-1783/declaration#)
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This very first U.S. constitution established a confederation of sovereign states, from 1781-1787
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This ordinance allowed the government to survey and divide the NW Territory into townships of equal acreage.
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In 1787, after the Shays Rebellion, delegates meet to change Articles of Confederation for trade regulation and more effective government. It was then given a new name, the Constitution.
