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Declaration of Independance
The Declaration of Independance was our "break up" letter to Great Britian. Letting Britian know that we officially severing ties with them -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation established a weak central government that didn't have strong military power. The Articles of Confederation were adopted in November of 1777 but it took until March of 1781 to be offically ratified. -
Treasury System
On September 26, the continental congress created an Auditor, Officer of Comptroller, Officer of Treasurer and two Chambers of Accounts. A committee was also selected to design the Seal of the Treasury. -
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold commited the act of treasure in 1780. He began dealing with a British General, Sir Henry Clinton. He feld to Britian and his messager was executed. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were ratified, which had been under discussion since 1777, were ratified in 1781. -
Treaty of Paris
The Continental Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris on January 14, 1784, officially establishing the United States as an independent and sovereign nation. -
The Land Ordinance
The Land Ordinance of 1785 is adopted by the United States Congress to raise money by selling land acquired from the Treaty of Paris and the Public Land Survey System is established to map it. -
Shays Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion was a series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts that began in 1786 and led to a full-blown military confrontation in 1787. -
Revising the Articles
The Constitutional Convention convened at the Philadelphia State House in May 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation -
Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers were written and published to urge New Yorkers to ratify the proposed United States Constitution, which was drafted in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787. -
First President
George Washington was elected as the first President of the United States in 1789. He created three departments. -
Bill of Rights
On October 2, 1789, President Washington sent copies of the 12 amendments adopted by Congress to the states. By December 15, 1791, three-fourths of the states had ratified 10 of these, now known as the “Bill of Rights.”