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the first president is inaugurated, president George Washington, in the beginning they had a hard time deciding what title to use for the newly elected official.
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the population at that time was about 3.9 million people, including approximately 760,000 African Americans and of that number 700,000 were enslaved at that time.
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Washington and Adams are re-elected president and vice president.
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farmers in western Pennsylvania protested the taxes on whiskey, put there by Federal troops.
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the war between France and the U.S begins because France attempts to bribe the u.s and tension begins to rise.
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president George Washington passes away in Virginia at age 67 and he was born in 1732. also Patrick Henry passes away in Virginia at age 63 and he was born in 1736
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The U.S population totals 53 million people,which includes one million African Americans and 9000,000 are still enslaved.
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Tripoli declares war on the U.S: Tomas Jefferson sends U.S ships to the Mediterranean.
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the Louisiana territory is purchased from France for 15 million dollars, nearly dubbing the size of the U.S.
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the expedition begins in st Louis and goes all over the territory deciding if it is safe to let people move to the new territory.
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the ban on slave trade is passed by congress as required by the constitution.
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the population of the U.S has grown to 7.2 million people; including 1.4 million African Americans of which 1.2 are still enslaved; population west of the Applachain mountains 1 million
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the war of 1812 begins and the us declares war on britan over issues on the placement of borders and trade, freedom of the seas, and the rights of neutrals.
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After the battle of fort McHenry in Baltimore harbor (witness Francis Scot key later wrights the star spangled banner.
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James Madison vs James Monroe, Monroe beats Madison and becomes the 5th president of the united states of america.
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the Missouri compromise is passed by congress; allows admission of Missouri as a slave state, and bans slavery in the Louisiana territory north of the border states and the Confederacy.
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us population totals about 10 million including 1.7 million African Americans of whom 1.5 are still enslaved, population west of the Appalachian mountains is about 2.2 million.6% of Americans live in a city.
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Missouri enters as the 24th state under the Missouri compromise
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a slave rebellion led by Denmark vesey is crushed in Charleston, south Carolina.
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Europe is warned to not interfere with western hemisphere affairs and cotton mills begin production in Lowell Massachusetts with water powered machinery.
