Congress creates “A Board of War and Ordnance” inspired in part by the failing Canadian campaign. Americans start a retreat from Canada.
In Williamsburg, Virginia, George Mason and the Virginia Convention adopt a declaration of rights. This will later be the model for the U.S. Congress when they amend the U.S. Constitution to include a Bill of Rights.
In Philadelphia, Congress appoints a committee to prepare a draft of a working government entitled the Articles of Confederation.
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