Timeline March 1781

Events in March 1781 3

• 1781 Articles of Confederation ratified First constitution of the United States takes effect Maryland became the last state to ratify the Articles of Confederation, bringing the document into force as the first governing framework of the United States. It established a loose confederation of sovereign states with a weak central government.
• 1781 – 1841 Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841) Died 9 October 1841, aged 60 Karl Friedrich Schinkel, the leading Prussian architect of his era, died in Berlin on 9 October 1841. As state architect he designed landmark buildings including the Altes Museum and the Neue Wache, shaping the neoclassical character of Berlin. His work had a lasting influence on German architecture and urban planning.
• 1781 Battle of Guilford Court House Costly British victory in North Carolina British forces under Lord Cornwallis defeated an American army led by Nathanael Greene but suffered heavy casualties they could not afford. The losses pushed Cornwallis to abandon the Carolinas and march into Virginia, setting up the Yorktown campaign.