<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" id="mwQQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a>: After 16 months of debate the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Congress" id="mwQg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Continental Congress">Continental Congress</a> approves the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Articles_of_Confederation" id="mwQw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Articles of Confederation">Articles of Confederation</a>.