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Washington said U.S. is neutral after the French Revolution begins in Paris. Washington stated that he promised to help america.
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US first census, population totals 3.9 million, including the 700,000 African Americans who are enslaved.
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Vermont enters the Union as the 14th state. First bank of the united states is chartered for a twenty-year period.
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Kentucky enters the Union as the 15th state. Washington and Adams are re-elected president and vice-pres.
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Washington declares U.S. neutrality as war breaks out between France and Great Britain. Eli Whitney invents the cotton gins.
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Britain agrees to withdraw from the from the the Northwest territory, and the US. U.S troops defeat the Shawnee Indians.
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Spain Allows the U.S. navigation rights on the Mississippi River. Northwest territory is opened for settlement after Indian defeat at Fallen Timbers.
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Tennessee enters the U.S. as the 16th state. John Adams defeats Thomas Jefferson.
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John Adams is Inaugurated. The Second president of the United States.
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Begins when France attempts to bribe U.S. commissioners in Paris. Sparking the building tension between the nations.
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George Washington dies in Virginia at age 67. Patrick Henry dies in Virginia at age 63.
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U.S. Population totals 5.3 million. Including 1 million African Americans
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John Marshall is appointed Chief Justice of supreme court. An anonymous person published The Female Advocate.
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Alien and Sedition Acts are allowed to expire by congress.
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Louisiana Territory is purchased from France for 15 million. Nearly Doubling the size of the U.S.
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Twelfth Amendment is ratified. Alexander hamilton is killed.
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Barbary War ends after U.S. troops capture Darna. Piracy by barbary States continues until 1815.
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Lewis and Clark expedition ends with return to St. Louis.
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Ban on slave is passed by congress. Cotton is the leading U.S. export.
