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| Battle of Cowpens Morgan, Daniel |  |
| 17th Jan Cowpens Morgan retreats to Southern Virginia |
| Battle of Yorktown Washington, George | |
| Yorktown Yorktown, Virginia, surrenders to Washington & the French fleet |
| Congress of National Washington, George | |
| 2nd Mar The National Congress renames itself "The United States in Congress Assembled" |
| Constitution Washington, George | |
| Washington Attempts are made to avoid over centralization after independence |
| Washington The Articles of Confederation give Congress minimum powers over individual states |
| 2nd Mar The National Congress renames itself "The United States in Congress Assembled" |
| Independence Washington, George | |
| 2nd Mar The National Congress renames itself "The United States in Congress Assembled" |
| Secretary War USA Lincoln Lincoln, Benjamin | |
| Washington Appointed Secretary of War by Congress |
| Surrender Britain Washington, George | |
| 19th Oct Yorktown Lord Cornwallis surrenders with 7,000 men marking the end of fighting in the war |
| Unification of USA USA Washington, George | |
| The Articles of Confederation give Congress minimum powers over individual states |
