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Date |
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| 1 | 1765 | - 1765—1786: Revolutionary War
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| 2 | 1789 | - 30 Apr 1789—4 Mar 1797: Washington/Adams admin
- 25 Sep 1789—15 Dec 1791: U.S. Congress adopts the Bill of Rights thru Ratification by 3/4th of states, to become part of U.S. Constitution
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| 3 | 1792 | - 20 Feb 1792—20 Feb 1792: United States Post Office established
- 2 Apr 1792—2 Apr 1792: United States Mint established
- 8 May 1792—8 May 1792: United States Military Draft established
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| 4 | 1797 | - 4 Mar 1797—4 Mar 1801: Adams/Jefferson admin
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| 5 | 1801 | - 4 Mar 1801—4 Mar 1809: Jefferson/Burr and Clinton admin
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| 6 | 1803 | - 30 Apr 1803—30 Apr 1803: Louisiana Purchase (Arkansas, part of Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, part of Minnesota, Missouri, part of Montana, part of North Dakota, part of Oklahoma, South Dakota and part of Wyoming
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| 7 | 1809 | - 4 Mar 1809—4 Mar 1817: Madison/Clinton and Gerry admin
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| 8 | 1812 | - 30 Apr 1812—30 Apr 1812: Louisiana becomes 18th state admitted to the Union.
- 18 Jun 1812—8 Jan 1815: War of 1812
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| 9 | 1817 | - 4 Mar 1817—4 Mar 1825: Monroe/Tompkins admin
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| 10 | 1818 | - 3 Dec 1818—3 Dec 1818: Illinois is 21st state admitted to the Union
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| 11 | 1825 | - 4 Mar 1825—4 Mar 1829: Adams/Calhoun admin
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| 12 | 1829 | - 4 Mar 1829—4 Mar 1837: Jackson/Calhoun and Van Buren admin
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| 13 | 1832 | - 1832—1832: Cholera epidemic -major cities - in October over 4000 died in New Orleans
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| 14 | 1837 | - 4 Mar 1837—4 Mar 1841: Van Buren/Johnson admin
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| 15 | 1841 | - 1841—1841: Yellow fever epidemic (esp sevre in the south)
- 4 Mar 1841—4 Mar 1845: Tyler/(vacant) admin
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| 16 | 1845 | - 4 Mar 1845—4 Mar 1849: Polk/Dallas admin
- 29 Dec 1845—29 Dec 1845: Texas is 28th state admitted to the Union (population 2000)
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| 17 | 1846 | - 25 Apr 1846—2 Feb 1848: Mexican-American War
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| 18 | 1849 | - 4 Mar 1849—9 Jul 1850: Taylor/Fillmore admin
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| 19 | 1850 | - 9 Jul 1850—3 Mar 1853: Fillmore/(vacant) admin
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| 20 | 1853 | - 4 Mar 1853—4 Mar 1857: Pierce/King and (vacant) admin
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| 21 | 1857 | - 1857—1859: Influenza (world wide, one of disease's greatest epidemics)
- 4 Mar 1857—4 Mar 1861: Buchanan/Breckenridge admin
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| 22 | 1860 | - 1860—8 Apr 1865: Civil War
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| 23 | 1861 | - 4 Feb 1861—4 Feb 1861: Confederate States of America formed
- 23 Feb 1861—23 Feb 1861: Texas 7th state to secede from the Union
- 4 Mar 1861—15 Apr 1865: Lincoln/Hamlin and Johnson admin
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| 24 | 1862 | - 1862—1862: Sabine Pass: Yellow Fever epidemic
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| 25 | 1863 | - 1863—10 May 1869: Construction of First Transcontinental Railroad
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| 26 | 1865 | - 1865—1877: Reconstruction Period
- 4 Apr 1865—4 Mar 1869: Johnson/(vacant) admin
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| 27 | 1868 | - 1 Jun 1868—1 Jun 1868: Texas constitutional convention meets in Austin
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| 28 | 1869 | - 4 Mar 1869—4 Mar 1877: Grant/Colfax and Wilson admin
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1784 - 1871 (87 years)