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The Confederation Period was the era of United States history in the 1780s after the American Revolution and prior to the ratification of the United States Constitution. In 1781, the United States ratified the Articles of Confederation and prevailed in the Battle of Yorktown, the last major land battle between British and American forces in the American Revolutionary War. American independence was confirmed with the 1783 signing of the Treaty of Paris. The fledgling United States faced several challenges, many of which stemmed from the lack of a strong national government and unified political culture. The period ended in 1789 following the ratification of the United States Constitution, which established a new, more powerful, national government.
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Keeping control of the border states played an important role in the victory for the Union. These states gave the Union the advantage in troops, factories, and money.
The Grange movement among farmers was similar to the labor unions because they both opposed and sought an end to coercive practices by the owners of capital. Farmers fought against monopoly in the form of railroad pricing. Labor unions fought against the owners of mills and factories. Cooperation, ownership of mills and factories, and political action through the election of representatives to state and federal office who were sympathetic to their platforms informed the Grange. The principles of cooperation, ownership of the means and modes of production, and political action informed both movements.
