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  2. Treaty of Paris (1783) - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish government assumed that the boundary was the same as in the 1763 agreement by which it had first given its territory in Florida to Great Britain. While the West Florida Controversy continued, Spain used its new control of Florida to block American access to the Mississippi, in defiance of Article 8. [19]

  3. American Revolutionary War - Wikipedia

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    The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was an armed conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.

  4. History of the United States (1776–1789) - Wikipedia

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    The New American Nation. ISBN 9780060157333. Neimeyer, Charles Patrick (1995). America Goes to War: A Social History of the Continental Army. NYU Press. ISBN 9780814757802. JSTOR j.ctt9qg7q2. Nevins, Allan (1927). The American States during and after the Revolution, 1775–1789. Macmillan. ISBN 9780598500663. Archived from the original on 2008 ...

  5. American Revolution - Wikipedia

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    The American Revolution (1765–1783) was an ideological and political movement in the Thirteen Colonies which peaked when colonists initiated the ultimately successful war for independence (the American Revolutionary War) against the Kingdom of Great Britain.

  6. Timeline of the American Revolution - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Long Island, a.k.a. Battle of Brooklyn (August 27) - British victory; British occupation of New York for the duration of the war. British prison ships begin in Wallabout Bay, New York; Staten Island Peace Conference (September 11) Landing at Kip's Bay (September 15) Battle of Harlem Heights (September 16) Great Fire of New York ...

  7. Colonial history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Dutch colony of New Netherland was taken over by the English and renamed New York. However, large numbers of Dutch remained in the colony, dominating the rural areas between New York City and Albany. Meanwhile, Yankees from New England started moving in, as did immigrants from Germany. New York City attracted a large polyglot population ...

  8. History of the United States government - Wikipedia

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    President Truman remains the only person to ever order an atomic bombing as an act of war. The end of World War II brought the beginning of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Korean War began in 1950 as a proxy war between the two countries following the invasion of South Korea.

  9. Territorial evolution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The northeastern region of New York, known as the New Hampshire Grants, declared independence as New Connecticut. [32] [33] [34] Disputes: March 4, 1777 The Continental Congress returned to Philadelphia after the threat to it by British forces ended. [25] [26] June 4, 1777 New Connecticut was renamed Vermont. [34] [32] Disputes: September 27, 1777

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