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American Revolution Begins
Colonial revolt in which the American Patriots won independence from Great Britain and established The United States of America. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
These battles were the first time the military got engaged in the American Revolutionary War. -
Constitutional Convention
Fifty five delegates had a Constitutional Convention to talk about ways to strengthen the government. They replaced the Articles of Confederation with the Constitution. -
George Washington
George Washington becomes president of the United States. -
Distribution of Slaves
Northern states did not want slaves too be counted towards the population because Southern states would have more power in the House of Representatives. -
Whiskey Rebellion
An uprising of citizens who didn't want to pay a liquor tax that was put by Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton. -
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson paid Napoleon $27 million to purchase the Louisiana Territory. -
The War of 1812
A conflict fought between the United States and the United Kingdom, -
Mexican American War
War between the United States and Mexico. -
American Civil War Begins
A war fought between the North and South beginning as a result of controversy over slavery. -
Reconstruction Begins
After the civil war, the country tries to resolve issues. -
Emancipation Proclamation
What changed the legal status of 3.5 slaves in areas of the South from slave to free. -
Lincoln Assassinated
John Wilkes Booth shoots Lincoln in Ford Theatre in Washington D.C. -
First Transcontinental Railroad Completed
The completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the US. -
Alexander Graham Bell Invents the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone and gets his first patent in 1876.
