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In September, the Treaty of Paris was signed. Britain recognized the Thirteen Colonies as an independant nation.
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The Northwest Ordinance law was adopted on July 13 by the Confederation Congress. It stated that the Amerindians' lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent; and in their property, rights and liberty they
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The Federal Convention convened in the State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on May 14, 1787, to revise the Articles of Confederation. All states but Rhode Island sent a representative.
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George Washington was elected as the first president of the United States.
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The Constitution went into effect in March. The United States of America adopted a federal government. The Articles of Confederation were superseded.
