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Jefferson wrote the DOI
Congress selected a "Committee of Five," including John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert R. -
Battles of Trent and New Jersey
General George Washington's army crossed the icy Delaware on Christmas Day. Next 10 days, won two crucial battles of the American Revolution. Battle of Trenton Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing. -
American and British Battle of Saratoga
The Battles of Sara toga (September 19 and October 7, 1777) marked the climax of the Sara toga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. 90 killed 240 wounded 440 killed 695 wounded 6,222 captured. -
Howe captures Philadelphia
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Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution. -
Congress prohibits enslaved people imported to the US
The Congress enacted a law to prohibit importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States. -
Winter at Valley Forge
George Washington moved the Continental Army to their winter quarters at Valley Forge. But the time they marched into valley forge they were suffering not only from cold, hunger, and fatigue, but from low morale in the wake of the disastrous Philadelphia Campaign. -
Spain declares war on great Britain
Spain declares war on Great Britain, creating a de facto alliance with the Americans. Spain declared war on Britain as an ally of France, itself an ally of the American colonies. -
John Paul Jones & Serapis
During the American Revolution John Paul Jones, wins a hard-fought engagement against the British ships of war Serapis and Countess of Scarborough, off the eastern coast of England. -
British forces capture Charles Town
The siege of Charleston was a major engagement and major British victory. April 2, 1780, Americans suffer their worst defeat of the revolution on May 12, 1780, -
British surrender at Yorktown
The day when the British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his troops in Yorktown, Virginia. General Cornwallis brought 8,000 British troops to Yorktown. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies. -
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State Constitutions
A state constitution is the governing document of a U.S. state, comparable to the United States Constitution which is the governing document of the United States.
