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1775
Delegates in Philadelphia select George Washington as commander-in-chief of the colonial army
1776
George Washington raises on Prospect Hill a new American flag, the British red ensign on a ground of thirteen stripes – one for each colony
1776
Thomas Jefferson's text for the Declaration of Independence is accepted by the Congress in Philadelphia
1785
French sculptor Jean Antoine Houdon crosses the Atlantic to sculpt a statue of George Washington from the life at Mount Vernon
1787
Delegates meeting in Philadelphia agree a final draft for a US consitution, to be submitted to the states for ratification
1788
The constitution of the United States is ratified by the states, but it is immediately agreed that amendments will be desirable
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