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1783 | Great Britain recognises American independence |
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1784 | Treaty of Fort Stanwix with the Iroquois GO ! |
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1784 | Spain closes the Mississippi River to American navigation |
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1785 | Commercial Treaty signed between Prussia and the U.S. |
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1785 | James Madison's Religious Freedom Act abolishes religious tests in Virginia |
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1785 | Land Ordinance for the Northwest Territory |
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1785 | Jay-Gardoqui negotiations |
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1785 | 28 November - Treaty of Hopewell with the Cherokee |
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1786 | The Barbary Treaties |
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1786 | Shay's Rebellion |
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1786 | Annapolis Convention calls for revision of the Articles of Confederation GO ! |
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1787 | Northwest Ordinance GO ! |
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1787 | Federalist Papers published by Hamilton, Jay, and Madison GO ! |
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1787 | 25 May - The Federal Convention convenes in Philadelphia |
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1787 | 17 September - The Constitution is approved and is sent to the states for ratification |
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1788 | Constitution ratified GO ! |
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1789 | Hamilton tariff |
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1789 | Jay-Gardoqui Treaty |
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1789 | George Washington elected the First President of the United States GO ! |
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1789 | Knox's report on Indian Affairs |
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1789 | Federal Judiciary Act GO ! |
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1790 | First session of the Supreme Court of the U.S. |
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1790 | Hamilton's Reports on the Public Credit |
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1791 | Washington, D. C. established as U. S. capital |
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1791 | Vermont is the 14th state admitted to the Union |
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1791 | First ten amendments to U.S. constitution (Bill of Rights) ratified GO ! |
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1791 | Whiskey Tax |
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1791 | Hamilton's Report on Manufacturers |
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1792 | Kentucky is the 15th state admitted to the Union |
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1792 | The United States Military Draft is established |
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1792 | The United States Mint is established |
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1792 | The United States Postal Service is established |
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1792 | Two political parties formed in the U.S.: The Republican and the Federalist |
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1792 | G Washington re-elected |
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1793 | Chisholm v. Georgia (paves way for passage of 11th Amendment) |
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1793 | Outbreak of war in Europe results in Washington's Neutrality Proclamation GO ! |
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1793 | Jefferson resigns from cabinet GO ! |
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1793 | Controversy over Citizen Genêt's visit |
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1794 | Jay's Treaty provides for withdrawal of British forces from the Northwest Territory by 1 June 1796 in exchange for payments of war debts to British citizens GO ! |
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1794 | U.S. Navy established |
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1794 | Whiskey Rebellion in Pennsylvania |
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1794 | Battle of Fallen Timbers |
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1795 | Treaty of San Lorenzo between U.S. and Spain settles boundary with Florida |
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1795 | Controversy over Jay's Treaty with England |
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1795 | 11th Amendment Ratified GO ! |
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1795 | 3 August - Treaty of Greenville GO ! |
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1796 | Tennessee is the 16th state admitted to the Union |
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1796 | Pinckney's Treaty |
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1796 | John Adams elected second president of the U.S. GO ! |
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1796 | Spain declares war on Britain |
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1796 | Congress establishes Indian Factory System |
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1796 | Tennessee is admitted to the Union as a slave-holding state |
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1797 | A cast-iron plow is invented, but farmers fear it will poison the soil and refuse to use it |
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1797 | XYZ Affair in France |
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1798 | Congress abolishes debtors' prisons |
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1798 | Naturalization Act |
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1798 | Alien and Sedition Acts GO ! |
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1798 | Kentucky Resolution Approved GO ! |
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1798 | "Quasi" war with France |
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1798 | Virginia Resolution Approved GO ! |
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1799 | Fries Uprising |
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1799 | Logan Act |
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1799 | Trials of David Brown and Luther Baldwin |
