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1776 - Battles of Trent and New Jersey F
The battle of Trent and New Jersey was a short battle. the winner of the battle was general George Washington's army. -
1776 - Jefferson write the DOI F
The Declaration of independence was written by Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston. It was written for independence and breaking away from being controlled by the British. -
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1776 thru 1778 - Manumission
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1777 - American and British Battle of Saratoga F
The battle of Saratoga was said to be the climax of the Saratoga campaign and was a victory for the Americans against British troops. -
1777 - Howe captures Philadelphia F
General Washington positioned 11,000 men between Howe and Philadelphia and they ended up outnumbered so they were driven back to Brandywine -
1777 thru 1778 - State Constitutions F
All 13 states but Massachusetts did their first constitutions when Connecticut and Rhode Island were having trouble. -
1777 - Articles of Confederation F
The articles of confederation were the first constitution of the United States. They were written to loose confederation of sovereign states and a weakened government. -
1778 - Congress prohibits enslaved people imported to the US F
Congress made it so no slaves were permitted to be brought into the united states. This became final in 1808. -
1778 - Winter at Valley Forge F
The winter at valley forge was consisted of Washington and his men. This became notable because Washington was having a hard time in the cold with his troops because they barely had shelter, food, water, and warmth. -
1779 - John Paul Jones & Serapis
the serapis was a huge British ship. this was like a David and Goliath situation and John Paul Jones won against it. -
1779 Spain Declares war on Great Britain F
Spain declared war on Great Britain as an ally of France to try and get an advantage on Great Britain to win the war. -
1780 - British forces capture Charles Town
This was the greatest loss of our nation in 1780. the British leader lieutenant general sir Henry Clinton had an army of 10,000 -
1781 British surrender at Yorktown
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1781 & 1783 - Plans for first Fed. Tax
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1783 Treaty of Paris
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1784 - Spain closed lower Mississippi River to American Western Settlers
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1785 The Ordinance of 1785
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May of 1787 - Convention
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1787 - The North West Ordinance
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1787 - Shay's Rebellion
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Sept 17th of '87 - Singing of the Constitution
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Dec 7th of '87 - Delaware fist state to approve Constitution
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June 21st of '88 - New Hampshire ratifies Constitution
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1800 - Land Act of 1800
