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Drafting of the Declaration of independence
they began to draft the declaration of independence on July 4th, 1776. It wasn't finalized until around 10 years later. -
Signing of the Treaty of Paris
The treaty of Paris was signed this day, signifying the USA's place as a country to Britain. -
Ratification of the US Constitution
after the drafting, finalizing and submitting of the US Constitution it was finally Ratified in mid 1788. -
Residence act Passed
to work to plan the residency of the people in the Americas, as in city planning and general regulations for that. -
Competing to design the U.S. Capitol and President's house
the first architecture competition was held in 1792, with James Hoban winning with his design for the house- and Dr. William Thornton winning with his design for the capital. -
First Building a part of the GSA Inventory Constructed
The store built in 1810 had housed the U.S. customs district -
Capital Burned
after British troops arrived and set fire to the capital the president and his family had to stay in the octagon house. -
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U.S. Treasury Department Building Created
the building was built between this time in a Greek Revival style. -
Texas annexation
the mexican-american war began over Texas border disputes, and Texas was annexed into the US. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago
this treaty marked the end of the mexican-american war. and the USA got 500,000 miles of land for 15 Million Dollars.