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Declaration of independence
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British defeated at Saratoga
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French join the war against the British
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Battle of Yorktown
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Articles of Confederation ratified
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Peace signed in Paris
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Northwest Ordinance of 1784,1785 and 1787
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Annapolis Convention
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Shays' Rebellion
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Constitutional Convention
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Federalist Papers written
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Constitution ratified
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George Washington inaugurated as President of the United States
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French Revolution begins
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Capital placed on the Potomac River
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Citizen Genet
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Whiskey Rebellion
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Indians defeated at Fallen Timbers
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Jay Treaty, Pinckney Treaty
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Alien and Sedition Acts
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Un-declared war with France
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Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
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Jefferson elected
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Louisiana Purchase
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Embargo in effect
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Slave trade ended
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Non-intercourse Act
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War with England
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Treaty of Ghent
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Missouri Compromise
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Monroe Doctrine