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Harriet Tubman Created it to escape from slavery
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When the Colonies fought for independence
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Battles of Lexington and Concord, Mass., between the British Army and colonial minutemen, mark the beginning of the war.
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Continental Congress approves the first official flag of the United States
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John Adams
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Great Britain formally acknowledges American independence in the Treaty of Paris, which officially brings the war to a close.
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Washington is inaugurated as president at Federal Hall in New York City.
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First ten amendments to the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, are ratified.
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Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin greatly increases the demand for slave labor.
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The U.S. capital is moved from Philadelphia to Washington, DC.
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Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated as the third president in Washington, DC .
Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated as the third president in Washington, DC. -
Double the size of the United States
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James Madison is inaugurated as the fourth president .
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James Monroe is inaugurated as the fifth president.
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John Quincy Adams is inaugurated as the sixth president.
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Andrew Jackson is inaugurated as seventh president .
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Martin Van Buren is inaugurated as the eighth president .
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William Henry Harrison is inaugurated as the ninth president .
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Zachary Taylor is inaugurated as the 12th president.
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1850 President Taylor dies (July 9)
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1860 Abraham Lincoln is elected president (Nov. 6).
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April 14, 1865
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