The national hand-book of American progress : a ready reference manual of facts and figures, from the discovery of America to the present time . America. Treaty of Alliance of the United States with France. 1779 Sept. 23. Paul Jones naval battle off the coast of July 10. French fleet arrived at Newport, Oct. 2. Execution of Major Andre at Tappan, 1781 Oct. 19. Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. 46 NATIONAL HAND-BOOK 1782 Nov. 30. Preliminary articles of peace signed at Paris. 1783 April 19. Cessation of hostilities proclaimed in the American army. July 11. British evacu
The national hand-book of American progress : a ready reference manual of facts and figures, from the discovery of America to the present time . America. Treaty of Alliance of the United States with France. 1779 Sept. 23. Paul Jones naval battle off the coast of July 10. French fleet arrived at Newport, Oct. 2. Execution of Major Andre at Tappan, 1781 Oct. 19. Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. 46 NATIONAL HAND-BOOK 1782 Nov. 30. Preliminary articles of peace signed at Paris. 1783 April 19. Cessation of hostilities proclaimed in the American army. July 11. British evacuated Savannah, Georgia. Sept. 3. Definitive treaty of peace signed at Paris. Nov. 3. American army disbanded. Nov. 25. British evacuated New York. Dec. 23. Washington resigns his commission. 1784 The Tenth Continental Congress met at Trenton. 1785 John Adams first Minister to England. 1786 Shays Rebellion in Massachusetts. 1787 Sept. 11. Constitution of the United States adopt- ed by the Convention of Delegates at Philadel-phia. 1788 Cotton first planted in Virginia. For the leading events of each succeeding year, see THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. A RESOLUTION of the Congress of the UnitedColonies was passed June 11, 1776, appointing acommittee of five to draft a Declaration—consist-ing of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, BenjaminFranklin, Roger Sherman, Robert R. Livingston. Thuksday, July 4, to the order of the day. Congressresolved itself into a Committee of the Whole toconsider the Declaration, President John Hancockof Mass., in the chair. The Secretary, Benj. Har-rison of Va., reported that the committee hadagreed upon a Declaration; which was read andadopted as follows :— When, in the course of human events, it becomesnecessary for one people to dissolve the politicalbands which have connected them with another, andto assume among the powers of the earth the separateand equal station to which the laws of nature and ofuatures God ent
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