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The Battle of Yorktown began in Yorktown, Virginia. George Washington a seige against General Lord Cornwallis.
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The War of Independence was put to an end by the Peace of Paris treaty.
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The delegates from all over the colonies came to write a form of gov that would fix the Articales of Confederation.
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The 3/5 Compromise was enacted. It stated that a slave would count as 3/5 of a person in the population.
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The US Constitution was ratified.
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The French Revolution begins with the Storming of the Bastille.
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The Bill of Rights is ratified,
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The US adopting the dollar for their national currency and having the same currancy across the country.
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Roger Taney graduates from Dickinsoin College at the age of 18.
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The 12th Amendment was added to the Constitution. It provided the procedure for electing the President and Vice President.
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Roger Taney gets married to Anne Key (sister of Francis Scott Key)
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Pride and Prejudice was published by Jane Austen. Deals with issues of upbringing, morality, morality, education, and and marriage. (could not find a specific date)
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The Monroe Doctrine was expressed in President James Monroe's annual message to Congress. The Europeans were to respect the Western Hemisphere as the US's sphere of interest.
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The first parssnger-carrying railroad was opened in England.
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"Freedom's Journal" was the first black-owned and operated newspaper in the US, founded on March 16, 1827.
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The Decmocratic Party was made from the split in the Democratic-Republican Party. Democratic Party was led by Andrew Jackson. (could not find a specific date)
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Political opponents of Pres. Andrew Jackson organized the Whig Party to contest Jacksonian Democrats in the states. (could not find a specific date)
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The Supreme Court ruled the 1802 Missouri Compromise unconsitutional.
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Abraham Lincoln is nominated for president.