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Stamp act
To help defray the cost of keeping troops in America, Parliament enacts the Stamp Act -
Intolerable acts
British pass Intolerable Acts -
State constitution
New Hampshire ratifies the first state constitution -
Articles
Articles of Confederation ratified -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ends the American Revolutionary War -
Northwest ordinance
It created the Northwest Territory, the first organized territory of the United States -
Constitution
United States Constitution goes into effect -
Presidential election
United States presidential election, 1788-89, George Washington is elected president; John Adams elected vice president
