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America stopped its connection with the British and declared themselves free
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Anti-Federalism was a movement that opposed the making of a stronger U.S. federal government and they also opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution.
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The 13 states agreed to a Constitution to have peace
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Slavery is ended in the Northwest Territory, stemming from the Ordinance of 1787 establishing the territory and written by Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson had proposed that all slavery be prohibited by the year 1800, but that proposal had been defeated by one vote.
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Thomas Jefferson gives his Second State of the Nation address to the House and Senate, focusing on peace in the European conflict and payment of the public debt.
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The United States Supreme Court overturns its first U.S. law in the case of Marbury versus Madison
