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Vocabulary:

treaty
Revolutionary War


Interesting Fact:

Benjamin Franklin, the top American negotiator and diplomat dealing with the Treaty of Paris, at first wanted the British to concede all of Canada to the United States.


Study Questions:

  • What U.S. territory was Wisconsin a part of in 1783?
  • On a U.S. map, draw the outline of the boundaries of the U.S. and its territories in 1783.
  • What is the purpose and significance of the Northwest Ordinance?


    U.S. historical events that occurred on September 3:

    1976: The Viking 2 lands on Mars.



  • September 3

    September 3, 1783: Wisconsin became a part of the United States as a result of the signing of the Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War. Wisconsin became the northwest corner of the U.S.


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