Dated events associated with this case. Each event is a shared record: the same event appears identically wherever it is relevant.
· Conflict episode
Fighting between American and British forces from 1775 to 1783 caused a disputed toll of casualties, including roughly 6,800 American combat deaths, about 17,000 further American deaths from disease, and 43,633 British military deaths.
Significance here: The armed conflict between the 1776 declaration and the 1783 Treaty of Paris.
· Declaration
The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on 4 July 1776, declaring the thirteen United Colonies free and independent states.
Significance here: The founding declaration of the United States, though British recognition followed only after the Revolutionary War, formalised by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
· Constitutional change
The Articles of Confederation, drafted and submitted to the states on 15 November 1777, were ratified by all thirteen states when Maryland approved them on 1 March 1781, taking effect the same day as the first US constitution.
Significance here: The first constitutional framework of the United States, in force during the final years of the Revolutionary War and the negotiation of the Treaty of Paris.
· Agreement
Great Britain formally acknowledged the independence of the United States in the Treaty of Paris, signed 3 September 1783, ending the Revolutionary War.
Significance here: Great Britain's formal, negotiated recognition of American independence, concluding the Revolutionary War.
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