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Shawnee defeated by Virgina militia in Lord Dunmore's War
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Battle of Bunker Hill
Patriots driven from their position
british more losses
greatest losses of the war -
George Washington appointed to command American forces
Continental army vs. state armies
had help of Marquis de Lafayette in France and Baron von Steuben from Prussia
successful in holding the nation together -
Second Continental Congress meets
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Montgomery assault on Quebec fails
Benedict Arnold and Richard Montomery tried to get Canadians to join the cause
Mongomery died in the assault
Benedict Arnold injured and kept going for a while, ended in frustration
Franklin attempted and failed as well -
British troops leave Boston
b/c center of anti-british
tactically indefensable easily isolated -
Declaration of Independence debated and signed
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Thomas Paine's Common Sense published
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Howe routs Americans on Long Island
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Battle of Trenton
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irst state constitutions written
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Burgoyne surrenders to Gates at Saratoga
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Battles of Princeton, Brandywine, and Germantown
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Howe occupies Philadelphia
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Washington camps at Valley Forge for winter
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Articles of Confederation adopted
confirmed the weak central government already in operation
coordinating agency of war effort
limited power over states
not ratified until 1781 -
War shifts to the South
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British capture Savannah
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British leave Philadelphia
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French-American alliance established
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Clinton replaces Howe
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British capture Charleston
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Cornwallis defeats Gates at Camden, South Carolina
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Patriats defeat Tories at King's Moutain, South Carolina
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Massachusetts state constitution ratified
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Slavery abolished in Pennsylvania
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Battles of Cowpens and Guilford Court House
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Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown
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Articles of Confederation ratified
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Continental impost proposed
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Sates cede western lands to Confederation
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American militiamen massacre Delaware Indians in Ohio
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Treaty of Paris with Great Britain recognizes American independence
territory from southern boundary of canada to northern boundary of florida
atlantic to mississppi -
Slavery abolished in Massachusetts
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Confederation Congress leaves Philadelphia
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Postwar depression begins, aggravating currency problems
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First ordinances establishing procedures for settling western lands enacted
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Confederation settles in New York
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Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom passed
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Annapolis Conference meets
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Shays's Rebellion in Massachusetts
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Constitution adopted
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Northwest Ordinance enacted
abandoned districts established in 1784
established a singele northewest territory
pop 60000 min for statehood
freedom of religion
right to trial by jury
prohibited slavery -
Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia meets
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States ratify the Constitution
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John Carrol named first bishop of Catholic Church of United Sates
the war improved the position of the roman catholic church -
First elections held under Constitution
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New government assembles in New York
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Washington becomes first president
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Bill of Rights adopted
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Judiciary Act of 1789
6 member for supreme court with a cheif justice
13 district courts one judge each
three circuit courts of appeal
supreme court decides constitutionality -
French revolution begins
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Hamilton's "Report on Manufactures"
grand scheme for stimulating growth of industry
advantages of a nation with healthy manufacturing base
assume the debt, tarriffs, national bank -
First bank of US chartered
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Vermont 14th state
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Mary Wollstonecraft's Vindication of the Rights of Women published in the United Sates
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Washington reelected without oposition
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Kentucky 15th state
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Citizen Genet affair challenges American nuetrality
wanted to use american ports for french warships, encouraged american shipowners to serve as french privateers, commisioned george rogers clark for expedition against spain
didn't go to capital, but charleston -
Anthony Wayne defeats Indians in Ohio
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John Adams elected president
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Tennessee 16th state
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XYZ affair precipitates quasi war with France
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Alien and Sedition Acts passed
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Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions passed
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Jefferson and Burr tie vote in electoral college
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Judiciary Act of 1801