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The Continental Congress told the states that they had to write a constitution of their own. Pennsylvania was one of the first to write theirs.
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The states wanted to rove their freedom from the British. They mde a treaty with Paris to prove that
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Members met in Philadelphia PA. to strengthen the federal government. The new constitution replaced the articles of the confederation.
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Fries was mad they there were taxes on land, houses, and slaves. When the government wouldn’t take them away he started the rebellion.
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The Government started taxing people for whiskey. People started to rebel and attack tax collectors
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The two political parties were developed. The Parties are the federalists and the Democratic-republics
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The war between the US and Britain was over but British ships still harassed US ships. PA help fight in three fronts.
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The Battle of Lake Erie is the more important of the two battles in PA. After winning this battle it gave the American the boost they needed after losing so many battles against the British.
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The Treaty of Gent ended the war with the British. This ended the last war between the US and its former mother country.
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The News of the peace treaty traveled slowly. The British attacked New Orleans without knowing about the treaty.
