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Greer County, formed in 1860. Separated from Texas by U.S. Supreme Court ruling in United States v. the State of Texas, 162 U.S. 1 (1896) and is now part of southwestern Oklahoma. Perdido County, formed in 1824 and forgotten during the upheavals of the 1840s. Perdido was reportedly abolished in 1858 and again in 1871.
The New York Court for the Trial of Impeachments is established by the New York State Constitution of 1777. Camden, Burke and Nash Counties, North Carolina are created. Waightstill Avery becomes the first North Carolina Attorney General. Washington County, North Carolina is founded (now Tennessee). [14] Colebrook Township, Pennsylvania is settled.
March 4, 1777 The Continental Congress returned to Philadelphia after the threat to it by British forces ended. [25] [26] June 4, 1777 New Connecticut was renamed Vermont. [34] [32] Disputes: September 27, 1777 The Continental Congress fled Philadelphia after the American defeat at the Battle of Brandywine, and briefly met in Lancaster ...
His exploits at the Battle of Paoli on Sept. 20, 1777, begin one of the many stories that made Brady a legend. At Paoli, the British had surprised the Americans while they were in camp. The ...
The first federal Elections for the House of Representatives begin 1788–89 United States presidential election (December 15, 1788 – January 10, 1789). George Washington is elected president, and John Adams is elected vice president.
Spanish Texas was one of the interior provinces of the colonial Viceroyalty of New Spain from 1519 until 1821. Spain claimed ownership of the region in 1519. Slave raids by Spaniards into what became Texas began in the 16th century and created an atmosphere of antagonism with Native Americans (Indians) which would cause endless difficulties for the Spanish in the future.
Meanwhile, Yankees from New England started moving in, as did immigrants from Germany. New York City attracted a large polyglot population, including a large black slave population. [60] New Jersey began as a division of New York, and was divided into the proprietary colonies of East and West Jersey for a time. [61]
Starr County, Texas, voted predominantly Republican this month -- for the first time in 100 years. Home to some 75,000 residents across about 1,200 square miles, it has a relatively small ...