United States: Polity Style: 1781-2010 |
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| 2 Jul 1776 | resolution in favour of independence of 13 British colonies (Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island) in North America is passed by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [Journals of the Continental Congress, 5:507] |
| 4 Jul 1776 | declaration of independence is approved by the Continental Congress [Journals of the Continental Congress, 5:510-515] |
| 15 Nov 1777 | "Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union" are passed by the Congress [Journals of the Continental Congress, 9:907-925] |
| 1 Mar 1781 | a confederacy is formed when the "Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union" enter into force upon the completion of ratification by the states [Journals of the Continental Congress, 19:213-223] |
| 1 Mar 1781 - | United States of America |
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