1781–1788 - Articles of Confederation

The Ordinance of 1784 was the first of several attempts by the Confederation Congress to tackle the tasks of organizing and governing lands ceded to the United States by Great Britain in the Treaty of Paris following the end of the Revolutionary War.

The Treaty of Paris (1783) was one of a series of treaties, collectively known as the Peace of Paris, or the Treaty of Versailles of 1783, that established peace between Great Britain and the allied nations of France, Spain, and the Netherlands.

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney a Founding Father who served as an envoy to France during the XYZ Affair.

Rhode Island Colony was one of the 13 Colonies that declared independence from Great Britain in 1776. The colony played an important role in the events that took place during the American Revolution, from 1763 to 1783.

Benjamin Rush was a Founding Father, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Member of the Continental Army, and advocate for the ratification of the United States Constitution. Rush was also a prominent physician, educator, and proponent of women's rights and the abolition of slavery.

Philip Schuyler was a wealthy New York patroon and one of the four original major generals of the Continental Army. He played a key role in the American victory in the Battle of Saratoga and in maintaining the neutrality of the tribes of the Six Nations.

Shays' Rebellion was an insurrection in Massachusetts that showed the weakness of the national government under the Articles of Confederation and helped lead to the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

Jedediah “Diah” Smith was a Fur Trader, Frontiersman, and Mountain Man who explored the territory between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Coast. He is most known for finding the South Pass through the Rocky Mountains and leading the first American expeditions into Utah, Nevada, and parts of California.

Edward Tilghman, Sr. was a politician, soldier, and law enforcement officer from Maryland. He participated in the Stamp Act Congress.

The Transatlantic Slave Trade was a business in which the commodity was African men, women, and children. They were captured in Africa, transported across the Atlantic Ocean over the “Middle Passage,” and forced to work in the Americas. It was also part of the Triangular Trade System and the Mercantile System.

Artemas Ward was a general in the Massachusetts militia at the outset of the American Revolution. He assumed command of the colonial forces during the early days of the Siege of Boston and directed operations until General George Washington arrived in July 1775.

Mercy Otis Warren was a prominent writer and advocate of independence during the American Revolution.

George Washington led the Continental Army to victory over the British in the Revolutionary War. He then served two terms as the first President of the United States under the Constitution.

Martha Washington (1731–1802) was the wife of President George Washington and the first First Lady of the United States of America.

Biography of George Wythe, Founding Father and Signer of the Declaration of Independence George Wythe was a lawyer, teacher, and…