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The “Western Forts” of the 1783 Treaty of Paris
byThe Revolutionary War was formally ended by the Treaty of Paris in early 1783. Problems with compliance arose on both sides nearly immediately on…
Treaty of Paris 1783
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This Week on Dispatches: John E. Happ on Benjamin Franklin and the American Legacy in Paris
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor John E. Happ on the commemorations to Benjamin Franklin and the American Revolution that can…
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Observations Concerning the Yorktown Surrender Documents
byThe surrender of the British Army at Yorktown in 1781 was implemented by the three-party Articles of Capitulation (“the Articles”), one of the most…
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The Articles of Confederation and Western Expansion
byThe Articles of Confederation described the first government of the new United States. As one may imagine from understanding the later debates on the…