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Experience the Revolution through its key events.
Many of the places mentioned in this section can be visited today. |
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January 1782
The evacuation of loyalists begins. Largely unwelcome in the
new United States, about 100,000 Americans who remained loyal
to the crown find new lives in Britain, Canada, and British
colonies in the West Indies. Among them are about 15,000 African
Americans, some of whom end up helping to found the country
of Sierra Leone in Africa. The loyalist experience will have
a profound effect on the development of Canada's national identity. |
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September 3, 1783
The Treaty of Paris ratifies the independence of the 13 North
American states. Canada remains a British province, beginning
its separate development as a U.S. neighbor. Another war with
England (1812 - 1815) will be necessary to truly secure the
American nation. |
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October 1784
The Treaty of Fort Stanwix imposes a peace on those members
of the Iroquois Confederacy that sided with the British in the
Revolution. The war's aftermath will prove devastating to Native
Americans. With no European allies to rely upon, Indian tribes
will be under increasing pressure from settlers moving west
out of the original 13 states.
Visit
The Park: Fort Stanwix National Monument |
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1787
A convention of states in Philadelphia proposes the Constitution
to replace the much looser central government operating under
the Articles of Confederation (adopted in 1777). With amendments,
the Constitution remains the framework of government in the
U.S. Visit The Park: Independence National Historical Park |
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