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Decleration of Indepence signed
The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 to formally announce the American colonies' separation from Great Britain. -
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Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was intiated by General George Washington's decision to cross the Delaware River on Christmas night, 1776, to launch a suprise attack on a garrison of Hessian soldiers stationed in Trenton, New Jersey. -
Articles of Confederation
The Continental Congress wrote the Articles of Confederation during the Revolutionary war to provide the colonies with a sense of a unified government. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed on September 3, 1783 to end the Amercian Revolution and formally recognize the US as an independent nation. -
King Louis XVI's execution
King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine on January 21, 1793 because he was found guilty of treason and was unwilling to give up his royal power to the Revolutionary government. -
Napoleonic era begins
Napoleon's armies conquered the Iberian and Italian peninsulas, occupied lands, and forced Austria, Prussia, and Russia to ally with him and respect French hegemony in Europe. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase encompassed 530,000,000 acres of territory in North America that the US purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million. -
July Monarchy
The July Monarchy is marked by the triumph of the wealthy bourgeoisie, a return to Napoleonic influence and colonial expansion. -
Compromise of 1850
Introduced in Congress in January, this legislation was intented to ease tensions between free and slave states over slavery and the territories gained from the Mexican War. -
Zachary Taylor dies
President Zachary Taylor died in the White House on July 9, 1850, and succeeded by Vice President Millard Fillmore.