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The treaty of Paris, signed by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay, ended the United States war for independence.
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Benjamin Franklin invents bifocal eyeglasses
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The Constitutional Convention was to address problems in governing the United States, which had been operating under the articles of confederation following independence from Great Britain
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The United States adopted the constitution into our government.
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George Washington became federalist from Virgina
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The Bill of Rights is added to our constitution.
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Seat of government moves from NYC to Philadelphia.
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Established the United States Post Office Department, is signed by President George Washington.
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Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin
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J.L David paints The Dead Marat to represent the French Revolution
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It established intentions of friendship between the United States and Spain and defined the boundaries of the United States with the Spanish colonies and guaranteed the United States navigation rights on the Mississippi River
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Napolean Bonaparte becomes first consul in 1796-1799
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John Adams becomes federalist from Massachusetts
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Alien and Sedition Acts were four bills passed in 1798 by the federalists during an undeclared war with France
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Thomas Jefferson marked the true beginning of the Virgina Dynasty
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The U.S. doubled in size because of the land added because of the Louisiana Purchase
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition was the first overland expedition undertaken by the U.S.
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Noah Webster publishes Compendious Dictionary of the English Language
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Sir Humphry Davy, a famous chemist, discovers the elements potassium and sodium
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Congress exercised Constitutional power in the Act to Prohibit the Importation of Slaves
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James Madison became federalist from Virginia
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The Native Americans defeated in Battle of Tippecanoe in Indiana Territory
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The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the United States and the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for an expansion into the Northwest Territory and more.
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The French Monarchy was re-established to balance European power after the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars
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The Seminole Wars, also known as the Florida Wars, were three conflicts in Florida between various groups of native Americans, collectively known as Seminoles, their allies, and the United States Army
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The Monroe Doctrine asserted that the Western Hemisphere was not to be further colonized by European countries and that the United States would neither interfere with existing European colonies nor meddle in the internal concerns of European countries