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    The history of the United States from 1776 to 1789 was marked by the nation's transition from the American Revolutionary War to the establishment of a...
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    The history of the United States from 1789 to 1815 was marked by the nascent years of the American Republic under the new U.S. Constitution. George Washington...
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  • 1776 is celebrated in the United States as the official beginning of the nation, with the Declaration of Independence of the Thirteen Colonies from the...
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    independence from the British Empire, and after victory in the Revolutionary War combined to form the United States of America. The American Revolution...
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    America: A Study of Elections in the Original Thirteen States, 17761789. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1982. Ellis, Richard J. (1999). Founding the American Presidency...
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    Congress Assembled, was the governing body of the United States from March 1, 1781, until March 3, 1789, during the Confederation period. A unicameral body...
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  • Events from the year 1789 in the United States. The Articles of Confederation, the agreement under which the nation's government had been operating since...
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    used, the stile be altered for the future to the 'United States.'” Colonial history of the United States History of the United States (17761789) Founding...
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  • The Oxford History of the United States is an ongoing multivolume narrative history of the United States published by Oxford University Press. Conceived...
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  • of the United States History of the United States Pre-Columbian era Colonial history of the United States 17761789 1789–1815 1815–1849 1849–1865 1865–1918...
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  • see: History of the United States series: Colonial history of the United States History of the United States (17761789) History of the United States (1789–1849)...
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    government in 1789. Confederation period History of the United States (17761789) Founding Fathers of the United States Ellis 1999, p. 1. Morris 1987, p. 101...
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    Nevins, Allan (1924). The American States During and After the Revolution, 1775–1789. New York: Macmillan. Paine, Thomas (1776). "Common Sense". In Foner...
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    The Great Seal is the seal of the United States. The phrase is used both for the impression device itself, which is kept by the United States secretary...
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    and the Chesapeake Credit in the Thirteen Colonies Cuisine of the Thirteen Colonies History of the United States (17761789) Shipbuilding in the American...
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    "A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Sweden". Office of the Historian. Retrieved...
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    The Confederation period was the era of the United States' history in the 1780s after the American Revolution and prior to the ratification of the United...
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  • This is a list of wars and rebellions involving the United States of America. Currently, there are 108 wars on this list, 4 of which are ongoing. 11 major...
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  • The history of the federal government of the United States, including the constitution, the United States Code, the office of the presidency, the executive...
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    also the original printing), is the founding document of the United States. On July 4, 1776, it was adopted unanimously by the 56 delegates to the Second...
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    The colonial history of the United States covers the period of European colonization of North America from the early 16th century until the incorporation...
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    The United States Constitution has served as the supreme law of the United States since taking effect in 1789. The document was written at the 1787 Philadelphia...
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    Empire or independence, 1760–1776. Phaidon Press. ISBN 978-0714816142. Clarfield, Gerard (1992). United States Diplomatic History: From Revolution to Empire...
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    1 of the Constitution grants to Congress the authority to admit new states into the Union. Since the establishment of the United States in 1776, the number...
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    Middlekauff, Robert. The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763–1789 (Oxford History of the United States, 2005). Miller, John C. Triumph of Freedom, 1775–1783...
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    Congress History of the United States (17761789) Perpetual Union John Dickinson served as a delegate from Pennsylvania to the 1st Continental Congress...
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    The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated...
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    Second Continental Congress (category History of the government of the United States)
    a new federation that it first named the United Colonies, and in 1776, renamed the United States of America. The Congress began convening in Philadelphia...
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    13 states became sovereign in July 1776 upon agreeing to the United States Declaration of Independence, and each joined the first Union of states between...
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    The history of immigration to the United States details the movement of people to the United States from the colonial era to the present day. Throughout...
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