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the first continental congress
The first Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, from September 5, to October 26, 1774 -
American Revolution
from April 19, 1775 to September 3, 1783
Treaty of Paris was signed -
Declaration of Independence
The people adopted the Declaration of Independence. -
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Articles of Confederation
Went into effect on March 1st.
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Articles of Confederation
The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, on November 15, 1777. However, ratification of the Articles of Confederation by all thirteen states did not occur until March 1, 1781. -
The Long Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War finally ended -
Treaty of Paris
After the Revolutionary War the Treaty of Paris was signed. Peace soon brought the new nation's economic and political problems. -
Philadelphia Convention
The Philadelphia Convention got underway with a radical decision to throw out the Articles of Confederation and start fresh developing a framework for strengthening the power of the United States’ federal government. -
Ratifying the Constitution
The new Constitution was ment to replace not amend the Articles. 12 of 13 states on board; Delaware, New Hamsphire, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, Maryland; with Rhode Island being the last to ratify -
Shay's Rebellion
Only three years after the American Revolution ended, thousands of Massachusetts citizens took up arms against their new state government. This site tells the story of Shays' Rebellion, and a crucial period in our nation's founding when the survival of the republican experiment in government was neither destined nor assured.
