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  TIMELINE :   Year Events 1777 The Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation on November 15. 1778 The United States and France become allies. 1781 On March 1 the Articles of Confederation go into effect after being ratified by all 13 colonies. 1782 Spain completes its conquest of British Florida. 1785 The United States begins using the dollar currency. 1786 Shays’s Rebellion breaks out in Massachusetts. 1787 The Ottoman Empire declares war on Russia. 1787 On May 14, state delegations begin to arrive at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. 1791 The Bill of Rights is ratified by the states in December. 1791 The Lady Washington becomes the first U.S. ship to reach Japan.   Persons: James