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The 13 American colonies disconected their political connections to Great Britain. Having this independence made a big difference in everything. -
George Washington suffered a defeat of British forces in the American War of Independence. This was a major set back in the wars. -
President George Washington delivered to Congress the first State of the Union address in American history. he was aware of his constitutional duty to deliver his message and of the precedent he was setting for future presidents. -
President Washington signs the Jay Treaty with Britain on behalf of the United States. This treaty was to solve some problems going on since the revoulution. -
The Louisiana purchase was one of the biggest events in history, the United States purchased 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million. -
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain that lasted from 1812 to 1815. This was a fairly long conflict. because it had to do with trading problems and western expansion. -
The year without summer was endless droughts due to the very hot weather across North America. This called for a bunch of crop failures and animal deaths. -
Maine became a free state and Missouri as a slave state. It also made free soil all western territories north of Missouri's southern border. -
This was California being admitted into a free state, and the borders of Texas being settled, becoming territories of Mexico and Utah. This also led to the fugitive slave act. -
Lincoln had changed many things, he issued the emancipation proclamation. Most of his votes had come from the Northern states.