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George Washington is inaugurated into the first U.S. Government and becomes the first president. After the French Revolution, Washington states that the U.S. becomes neutral.
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The U.S. population totals 3.9 million, around 760,000 African Americans and about 700,000 of them are enslaved. Benjamin Franklin dies at age of 84.
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The Bill of Rights is added to the constitution. Vermont is added to the union and becomes the 14th state.
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Kentucky has entered into the union as the 15th state. Washington and Adams are re-elected as president and vice-president.
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Wars break out between France and Great Britain, George Washington declares to be neutral. Fugitive Slave Act is passed by Congress.
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Western farmers in Pennsylvania protest to stop taxes on whiskey, is put down by federal troops. Britain agrees to withdraw from the Northern Territory.
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Spain allows the U.S. navigation rights on the Mississippi River. The 31st Parallel is set as a border between Mexico and the U.S. Northwest Territory is opened for settlement.
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16th state is added to the union, Tennessee. John Adams wins the election over Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson becomes vice-president.
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John Adams is inaugurated into office. Becomes 2nd president of the United States.
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Quasi War is started France. France attempts to bribe the U.S. commissioners in Paris, France.
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George Washington dies in Virginia. He was 67 at the time. Patrick Henry dies in Virginia. He was 63 at the time. He was famous for the quote, "Give me liberty, or give me death."
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U.S. population continues to grow, it totals to 5.3 million. One million of those are African Americans, 900,000 are enslaved. Jefferson & Burr tie for president, beating Adams and Pinckney.
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The Jefferson and Burr tie forces the election into the House of Representatives. Jefferson is elected in 36 ballots as third president of the U.S.
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The Alien and Sedition Acts are allowed to expire by Congress.
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France sells the Louisiana Territory to the U.S. for 15 million dollars. This purchase nearly doubles the size of the U.S. Lewis and Clark start their expedition in St. Louis
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Twelfth Amendment is ratified, providing for separate election for the president and vice-president. Jefferson is re-elected as president and George Clinton is elected as vice-president.
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Barbary War ends after the U.S. troops capture Darna. Lewis and Clark reaches the Pacific Ocean.
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Lewis and Clark expedition ends with return to St. Louis.
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A ban on slave trade is passed by Congress. Embargo Act is passed by Congress in response to British and French interference with U.S. trade.
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James Madison elected as president and George Clinton is re-elected as vice president. U.S. ships and cargoes in European ports are confiscated by France.
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Embargo Act is repealed. Congress trades good with countries except France and Great Britain. Abraham Lincoln is born.
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U.S. population totals 7.2 million. 1.4 million African Americans, 1.2 million are enslaved.
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Construction of Cumberland Road begins in Maryland.
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The War of 1812 begins as U.S. declares war on Great Britain over issues of borders, trade, freedom of seas, and the rights of neutrals. The war is supported by westerners and opposed my New Englanders.
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The British lose in the Battle of lake Erie and the Battle of the Thames to the U.S.
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The British attacks and burns Washington DC. U.S. wins the Battle of Fort McHenry
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Alabama and Mississippi territories opened to migration of American settlers. It was opened after the defeat of the Indians in the Creek War.
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Indiana enters the Union as the 19th state. James Monroe and Daniel Tompkins are elected as president and vice president.
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U.S. and Britain demilitarize the Great Lakes. They set the northern U.S. border at the 49th parallel. Mississippi enters the Union as the 20th state. First Seminole War begins with attacks on settlers in Florida and Georgia.
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General Andrew Jackson leads troops into Florida to fight the Seminoles. Illinois joins the Union as the 21st State.
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Supreme Court upholds right of federal government to charter a nation bank. U.S. acquires Florida from Spain in the Adams–Onís Treaty. Alabama enters the Union as the 22nd state.
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U.S. Population totals 10 million. 1.7 million are African Americans, 1.5 million are enslaved. Missouri Compromise is passed by Congress. Monroe and Tompkins are re-elected. Maine joins the Union as the 23rd state.
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Missouri enters the Union as the 24th state under the Missouri Compromise. Missouri is a slave state. First American settlers arrive in Texas.
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Slave rebellion led by Denmark Vesey is crushed in South Carolina. Brazil becomes independent from Portugal.
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Europe is warned not to interfere in Western Hemisphere affairs. Cotton mills begin production in Massachusetts, with water-powered machinery.
