| 1777/03/04 |
Congress meets in Philadelphia until 18 September 1777 |
Signer, Representing South Carolina |
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Independence Hall |
Philadelphia |
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Second Continental Congress |
| 1777/11/15 |
Congress passes the Articles of Confederation |
Represents South Carolina |
Articles of Confederation |
Colonial Court House |
York |
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Second Continental Congress |
| 1778/07/09 |
The second engrossed copy of the Articles of Confederation is signed and ratified by the delegates from eight states: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and South Carolina. |
Signer, Representing South Carolina |
Articles of Confederation |
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Second Continental Congress |
| 1782/09/27 |
Formal peace negotiations to end the American Revolution begin. American representatives John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay and Henry Laurens discuss terms with British delegates David Hartley and Richard Oswald. |
American Delegate |
Treaty of Paris (1783) |
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