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14 Key Dates in the Treaty of Paris Period (1783-87)

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1783
September 3, 1783: The Treaty of Paris is signed in France.
November 26, 1783: Congress convenes in Annapolis.
December 23, 1783: General George Washington resigns from the Army.
1784
January 14, 1784: The Treaty of Paris is ratified by Congress.
April 23, 1784: Congress passes the 1784 Land Ordinance, authored by Thomas Jefferson.
May 7, 1784: Thomas Jefferson is appointed as a minister to France.
May 12, 1784: The United States and Great Britain exchange ratified versions of the Treaty of Paris, officially ending the Revolutionary War
June 3, 1784: Congress leaves Annapolis. A Committee of the States stays behind to finish up the session.
August 13, 1784: Annapolis ceases to be the seat of the federal government.
1785
March 25-28, 1785: Maryland and Virginia negotiate the Mount Vernon Compact, sharing the use of the Potomac River.
1786
August 29, 1786: Shays's Rebellion begins.
September 11-14, 1786: The Annapolis Convention, attended by 12 delegates from 5 states, led by James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, issue a report that calls for another convention the following spring in Philadelphia that became the Constitutional Convention.
1787
February 4, 1787: The main battle of Shays's Rebellion ends in defeat for the Shaysites.
May 25, 1787: The Constitutional Conventions begins in Philadelphia.

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