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The first Congress formed in the United States.
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Congress moved to their permanent house.
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Congress declares war for the first time.
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The Capital building is burned down by the British.
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Capital building was rebuilt.
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Congress passed the Missouri Compromise - Maine became a free state, Missouri became a slave state.
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California became a free state. That compromise held the union together
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Lincoln was elected President, South Carolina broke away from the union.
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Civil War.
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Congress passed constitutional amendment and abolished slavery.
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President Wilson wanted to declare war on Germany. Alliance between Congress and the President ended.
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US was attacked and declares war.
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Watergate hearings