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Contains documents relating to the new American Republic from the time of its Declaration of Independence until the ratification of the Treaty of Paris, which recognized it's independence and nationhood. Covers 4 July 1776 to 9 April 1784.

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• Declaration of Independence

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• Articles of Confederation

  http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/artconf.asp
  The first constitution of the United States, passed by Congress in 1787, but not ratified until 1781, replaced by the present constitution in 1789 due to lack of governmental powers.

• From the Diary of Albigence Waldo

  http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1776-1785/albigence-waldo-from-the-diary-of-a-surgeon-at-valley-forge-1777.php
  Excerpts from the diary of a surgeon at Valley Forge, 1777.

• Proclamation of Rebellion

  http://www.britannia.com/history/docs/procreb.html
  Issued by George III on August 23, 1775, responding to increasing hostilities in the American colonies.

• The Articles of Confederation

  http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/articles.html
  Digital images of the first constitution of the United States.

• The Paris Peace Treaty of September 30, 1783

  http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/paris.asp
  The transcribed definitive Treaty of Peace 1783.

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