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The US Constitution is signed
it gave us our rights our laws and three branches of government legislative executive and judicial -
The Bastille falls to french revolutionaries
the bastille was a big french prison in Paris there were cannons cells weapons gunpowder the rebels invaded the bastille to get gunpowder for their weapons -
The Tennis Court oath
to shorten it up it was that revolutionaries would not stop meeting until a constitution was established -
King louis XVI is executed by french revolutionaries
he was executed by the guillotine -
Yellow Fever outbreak in Philadelphia begins
Yellow Fever had not been present in Philadelphia since 1762 it killed 5,000 people out 50,000 people in philadelphia -
the inauguration of John adams the 2nd president
John Adams was the 2nd president -
The University of South Carolina is founded
It was a university located a couple of blocks away from the capital of South Carolina it is still around today -
First inauguration of Thomas Jefferson
he was the 3rd president this is his first term in office -
The founding of Ohio University
it was founded in 1804 but started having classes in 1808
it had one building three students and one professor by the name of Jacob Lindley -
Lewis and Clark's expedition to the west had kicked off
Thomas Jefferson instructed Lewis and Clark to explore the western United States territories it lasted until September 23, 1806 -
The Inauguration of James Madison
He was the 4th president he served 2 terms most notably the war of 1812 broke out while he was in office -
The battle of Detroit
it lasted 2 days great Britain won and claimed the fort of detroit -
storming of fort Niagara
it lasted until the next day with the British winning -
The siege of fort Erie
it lasted until September 21, 1814, the Americans won and defended the fort -
The british burn Washinghton in the war of 1812
this included the british burning down the white house -
The battle of new orleans
this was the battle where Andrew Jackson rose to fame
the battle was totally unnecessary because two weeks earlier England and the United States signed a treaty to end the war of 1812