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Declaration of independence
It was an official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule -
British defeated at Saratoga
It ended the British plan to separate New England from the other colonies -
Battle of Yorktown
the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War. continental army won victory against British army. -
Peace signed in Paris
ended the American Revolutionary War. -
Annapolis convention
held to discuss some issues of interstate trade. Attendance was low, with only 12 delegates total representing just five states -
Constitutional Convention
55 delegates get together in Philadelphia to find ways to make going stronger -
Constitutional Convention
55 delegates held a Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia to discuss ways to strengthen the national gov’t -
Distribution of slaves
Northern & Southern states could not agree whether to count slaves towards population size so they made the three-fifth compromise -
distribution of slaves
Northern & Southern states could not agree whether or not to count slaves towards population size -
Citizen Genet
French envoy to the United States during the French Revolution. His actions on arriving in the United States led to a major political and international incident -
Whiskey Rebellion
A tax protest in the United States, ultimately under the command of American Revolutionary war veteran Major James McFarlane -
Alien and Sedition Act
Consisted of four laws passed by the Federalist-controlled Congress as America prepared for war with France. -
Luisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the purchase of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803 -
Slave trade ended
Southern congressmen joined with the North in voting to abolish the African slave trade -
Treaty of Ghent
peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland -
Monroe Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine was a United States policy of opposing European colonialism in the Americas -
Escaping slaves
a family of slaves ran away and there is a 200$ reward.
