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Washington and Cornwallis workout the terms of surrender.

October 19, 1781, the British march out in formation and surrenders Yorktown to Washington.

British hopes for a victory against America are gone.

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January 1, 1782, Loyalists leave America.

March 20, 1782, British Prime Minister, Lord North resigns.

Lord Rockingham will succeed him.

June 11, 1782, the British evacuate Savannah.

November 10, 1782, the final battle of the Revolutionary War occurs.

Americans retaliate against loyalists and Indian forces.

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November 30, 1782, preliminary peace treaty is signed in Paris.

February 4, 1783, England declares an end to hostilities in America.

April 11, 1783, the Treaty of Paris is signed by the United States and Britain.

November 2, 1783, Washington delivers his farewell address to his army.

January 14, 1784, the Treaty of Paris is ratified by Congress. The Revolutionary War officially ends.

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August 31, 1786, Ex-Revolutionary War Captain Daniel Shay's (now a bankrupt farmer), leads an armed mob to the Northhampton Courthouse in order to prevent the court from holding session. They mobbed the courthouse so that debtors would not be tried and put in prison.

September 26, 1786, Shay's rebels, fearing being tried for treason, forced the Massachusetts Supreme Court to adjourn.

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January 26, 1787, Shay's rebels attack a federal arsenal and is unsuccessful.

February 4, 1787, Shay's rebels are attacked by General Lincoln's troops.

150 rebels are captured

Shay flees north to Vermont

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June 19, 1787, delegates at the Constitutional Convention vote to create a new form of national government which will be separated into the following 3 branches:

Legislative

Executive

Judicial

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July 13, 1787, the Northwest Ordinance is enacted by Congress.

These are the formal procedures for transforming territories into states.

Includes a Bill of Rights that guarantees freedom of religion, right to trial by jury, public education and a ban on slavery in the Northwest.

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September 17, 1787, 39 delegates vote to approve and sign the final draft of the new Constitution.