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Paine publishes Common Sense.
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Congress creates draft of the Declaration of Independence.
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US declares independence from Britain.
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War on independence.
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The war for American Independence.
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Washington Crosses the Delaware River.
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Congress adopts the stripes and stars.
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Battle of Freeman's Farm.
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Turning point in the American Revolution.
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Washington Settles At Valley Forge, PA.
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Battle of Springfield
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Joins The British
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Adopts the Articles of Confederation
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Last battle of the Revolution.
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End of the American Revolution.
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Britain Recognizes american independence
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Congress Ratified Treaty of PAris, ending the Revolution.
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1st Secretary of State
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1st State University chartered.
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Benjamin Franklin invents the bifocals.
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Free Africa Society Organizes in philidelphia
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Shay's Rebellion Fails
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Shay's Rebellion Begins
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Submitted for State Ratification
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1st state to ratify the Constitution.
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Became First Capitol of US
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Washington Heads To First Inauguration
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Congress allows for Constitution to go Into Effect
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Created a six-person Supreme Court
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Appointed as first Cheif Justice.
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First national Thanksgiving.
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1st US Secretary of State.
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The 1st Bank of US to be chartered.
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Bill of Rights Approved by Congress
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Re-elected As President
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Whitney patents the cotton gin.
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Authorized the building of six frigates.
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Whiskey Rebellion Begins over taxes on whiskey.
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Signed with Spain to allow goods down the Mississippi River.
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John Adams becomes 2nd President of US.
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Mississippi Territory Organized
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Allows for President to deport dangerous immigrants
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Whitney receives 10,000 muskets.
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George Washington dies.
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Washington DC becomes capital of US.
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House breas electoral college tie, choosing Jefferson as President.
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First inaugeral address takes place in DC.
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First edition of the NY Evening Post.
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West Point Military Acadamy Founded.
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First non- indian settlement in Oklahoma.
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Louisiana Purchase announced to public.
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Congress ratifies the Louisiana Purchase.
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New Jersey becomes the last northern state to abolish slavery.
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Congress ordered the movement of indians from th ewest of the Mississippi River to Louisiana.
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Lewis and Clark set out on their expedition to the Pacific Coast.
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12th amendment ratified to deal with the manner in which a President is chosen.
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Shot and killed in a duel.
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Lewis and Clark first see the Rocky Mountains.
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Lewis and Clark reached the Pacific Ocean.
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Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickins in a duel.
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Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis from the Pacific Coast.
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Robert Fulton patents the Steamboat.
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Lewis found dead at an inn.
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US annexed Florida from Spain.
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War begins as US declares war on Britain.
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Second war for independence against the British.
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US invades Canada.
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Congress authorized use of steamboats for mail transportation.
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1st used to refere to the US.
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Americans capture Fort Erie in Canada.
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Washington DC captured and burned by British.
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Inspired to write "Star- Spangled Banner."
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Ended the War of 1812.
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Battle after war of 1812 ended; no one knew the war ended.
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First natural gas well discovered in America.
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Second bank chartered.
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first US city to be lit by gas.
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construction of the Erie Canal begins.
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Adams becomes Secretary of State
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Official reopening of the White House.
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Border between Canada and US established.
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Illinois becomes the 21st state.
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Alabama becomes the 22nd state.
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allowed slavery in Missouri.
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Spain Cedes Florida to US>
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Missouri admitted as 24th state.
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James Monroe declares his Monroe Doctrine.
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Bureau of Indian Affairs established.
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Erie Canal opened between Great lakes and Atlantic Ocean.
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the Erie Canal opens.
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"Historical Events of Year..." Historyorb.com. 2000-2013. web. May 27, 2013. Kennedy, David, Lizebeth Cohen and Thomas Bailey, The American Pageant: A History of the Republic. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003. PRINT.
