+ Timeline of Events + Revolution Day by Day + Revolutionary Stories + Revolutionary People + Anniversary Initiative + Revolutionary Links	Experience the Revolution through its key events. Many of the places mentioned in this section can be visited today.           Loyalists leave America 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.     Treaty of Paris officially ends state of war 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.     American victory pushes Indians farther west 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     U.S. Constitution replaces the Articles of Confederation 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 < previous
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