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Drawn from Virginia Declaration of Rights and inspired by John Locke -
-The Articles of Confederation are adopted -
-Delegates aimed to have a confederation
-Ratified 1781 -
-Treaty of Paris ends the Revolutionary War -
-Constitutional Convention is held in Philadelphia -
-U.S. Constitution is ratified -
-George Washington is inaugurated as the first President. -
-Bill of Rights is ratified -
-Louisiana Purchase is made -
-Lewis and Clark's expedition begins -
-War of 1812 begins -
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-Missouri Compromise is enacted -
-Indian Removal Act is signed -
-Texas is annexed -
-This treaty ended the Mexican-American War -
-Lincoln is elected President -
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-March for jobs and freedom -
-Civil Rights Act is signed -
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-Apollo 11 lands on the moon -
-Nixon resigns, Gerald Ford becomes President -
-Reagan is elected President. -
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-NAFTA is signed -
-Al-Qaeda attacks the WTC -
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-Obama is elected -
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-This decision legalized same-sex marriage -
-Donald Trump is elected as President -
-Pandemic impacts the U.S. and the world -
-Biden is inaugurated as President -
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-Various ongoing political and legislative developments