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American revolution begins
The Thirteen Colonies were ready to take on the British in the American Revolutionary War with the assistance of France. -
Declaration of Independence
The year that the U.S declared independence -
American revolution end
The year that the American revolution between the 13 colonies and the British was over -
The constitutional convention
The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation. -
George Washington
The year when George Washington became the 1st president -
Whisky rebellion
uprising of farmers and distillers in western Pennsylvania in protest of a whiskey tax enacted by the federal government. -
Louisiana purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803 -
War of 1812
DescriptionThe War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States and the United Kingdom. -
Monroe doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a United States policy of opposing European colonialism in the Americas beginning in 1823. -
Civil war
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865, between the North (the Union) and the South (the Confederacy). -
Abraham Lincoln
The year that Abraham Lincoln was chosen as the 16th president. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln's assassination
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in a theatre -
Civil war ends
On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate troops to the Union's Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House. -
Statue of Liberty
was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States and is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy.
