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The U.S. and Britain sign a the treaty that ended the war for Independence.
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The Articles of the Confederation were written in the year 1776 but was accepted by all of the States in 1781.
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At this time The United states adopted the U.S. Dollar the first real National Currency the Country had ever seen.
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The United States needed a new written document for their organized government. The Articles of the Confederation were not descriptive enough and therefore needed to be revised. That is why the U.S. Constitution was developed.
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The First President of the United State, George Washington, gives his Inaugrial address.
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Vermont is added as the 14th State of the United States.
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Elli Whitney, the Inventor of the Cotton Gin, Finally Patents the his machine which leads to more slaves being needed and the South becoming an even more powerful force.
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The Election of 1800 was a mess. Thomas Jefferson came out the victor and because of the madness that ensued the 12th amendment was added to the constitution.
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The French sell a large amount of land to the U.S. which was known as the Louisiana Purchase. This became a very important piece of land that brought about valuable resources for America.
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Due to England's general hostility toward the U.S.. From Britain's support of Indian tribes stopping U.S. expansion to the stationing of British Soldiers in the U.S. The United States declared war on Britain.