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29 Cards in this Set
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1777
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The Articles of Confederation are adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
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1781
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The Articles of Confederation are ratified. Battle of Yorktown
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1783
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Treaty of Paris
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1785
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Land Ordinance of 1785
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1786
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Shays' Rebellion, Annapolis Convention
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1787
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Northwest Ordinance, The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia
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1788
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Jay, Madison, and Hamilton write The Federalist Papers. 9 of the 13 states ratify the Constitution.
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1789
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French Revolution begins when the Bastille is stormed.
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1790
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First official census
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1791
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Bill of Rights are ratified
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1793
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Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (France vs. Britain)
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1795
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Pinckney's Treaty with Spain and the Jay Treaty
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1796
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Washington's Farewell Address
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1797
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XYZ Affair→ Quasi War with France (1798-1800)
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1798
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Alien and Sedition Acts passed. Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions.
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1800
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Election of 1800- Jefferson defeats Adams and Aaron Burr ("Revolution of 1800")
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1801
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Judiciary Act of 1801, Adams' nomination of the "midnight judges"
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1803
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Marbury v. Madison (1803), Louisiana Purchase
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1807
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Chesapeake- Leopard Affair, Embargo Act
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1809
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Embargo Act repealed→ Non-Intercourse Act
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1811
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Battle of Tippecanoe, The Twelfth Congress comes to power: includes many "War Hawks"
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1812
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Beginning of the War of 1812
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1814
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Burning of Washington D.C. and Treaty of Ghent signed ending the War of 1812
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1815
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Battle of New Orleans
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1816-1824
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The Era of Good Feelings
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1816
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The American System, Tariff of 1816, Second Bank of the United States chartered
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1819
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Panic of 1819, Spain cedes Florida to the United States (Adams-Onis Treaty)
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1820
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Missouri Compromise
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1823
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The Monroe Doctrine
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