Creating the United States

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On November 20, 1782, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Henry Laurens signed the preliminary articles of peace between the United States and Great Britain, ending the war for American independence. The treaty recognized American independence and gave the new United States a broad swath of territory east of the Mississippi River.

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Article 8th. The Navigation of the River Mississippi, from its source. . . .