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Patrick Henry speaks at First Continental Congress
Patrick Henry at the First Continental Congress declared "The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I am not a Virginian but an American -
Plan for Union
While one congressional committee was writing the Declaration of Independence, another committee was trying to work out a plan of union -
Articles of Confederation
Congress officially adopts the Articles of Confederation -
Captain James Cook
British explorer Captain James Cook lands in Hawaii, meeting people like the Sandwich Islander -
Into Effect
The Articles of Confederation finally goes into effect -
Department of Finance
Congress set up a department of finance run by Philadelphia merchant Robert Morris and his business associate, Haym Salomon -
Los Angeles
Spanish settlers found the city of Los Angeles -
Treaty of Paris
The United States wins in the Treaty of Paris -
Alaska
Russians settle in the Aleutian Islands of present-day Alaska -
The Land Ordinance
The land would be surveyed and divided into a neat grid of townships -
Daniel Shays
Daniel Shays leads a crowd to close the courthouse in Springfield -
Washington Expresses Concern
Washington himself had concerns with the Articles. He expressed these worries in a letter to John Jay, a prominent lawyer and diplomat -
Military Arsenal
Shays leads a larger group of angry farmers to break into the military arsenal at Springfield, where hundreds of guns were stored. -
Checks and Balances
A five-man committee sat down and wrote a final document -
Adjourned
The Constitution Convention adjourns
