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  2. History of the United States (1776–1789) - Wikipedia

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    The New American Nation. ISBN 9780060157333. Neimeyer, Charles Patrick (1995). America Goes to War: A Social History of the Continental Army. NYU Press. ISBN 9780814757802. JSTOR j.ctt9qg7q2. Nevins, Allan (1927). The American States during and after the Revolution, 1775–1789. Macmillan. ISBN 9780598500663. Archived from the original on 2008 ...

  3. Confederation period - Wikipedia

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    The start of that war lifted the barrier to settlement, and by 1782 approximately 25,000 Americans had settled in Transappalachia. [48] After the war, American settlement in the region continued. Though life in these new lands proved hard for many, western settlement offered the prize of property, an unrealistic aspiration for some in the East ...

  4. Territorial evolution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The entirety of the new United States was claimed by Great Britain, including Machias Seal Island and North Rock, two small islands off the northeast coast which remain disputed up to the present. [29] Disputes: September 20, 1776 The Counties of New Castle, Kent, and Sussex, upon Delaware enacted a constitution, renaming itself the Delaware ...

  5. History of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The movement began around 1790, gained momentum by 1800, and, after 1820 membership rose rapidly among Baptist and Methodist congregations, whose preachers led the movement. It was past its peak by the 1840s. [70] It enrolled millions of new members in existing evangelical denominations and led to the formation of new denominations.

  6. Articles of Confederation - Wikipedia

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    No new states were admitted to the Union under the Articles of Confederation. The Articles provided for a blanket acceptance of the Province of Quebec (referred to as "Canada" in the Articles) into the United States if it chose to do so. It did not, and the subsequent Constitution carried no such special provision of admission.

  7. American Revolution - Wikipedia

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    In July 1776, the Second Continental Congress began to take on the role of governing a new nation. It passed the Lee Resolution for national independence on July 2, and on July 4, 1776, unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence , which embodied the political philosophies of liberalism and republicanism , rejected monarchy and ...

  8. History of the United States government - Wikipedia

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    The first actions of the new government did not immediately take place following the Constitution's adoption, as not enough members of Congress had arrived to form a quorum. [10] The electoral votes for president and vice president were counted on April 6, 1789, and George Washington was inaugurated the first president on April 30. [ 11 ]

  9. Federalist Era - Wikipedia

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    The era began with the ratification of the United States Constitution and ended with the Democratic-Republican Party's victory in the 1800 elections. During the 1780s, the "Confederation Period", the new nation functioned under the Articles of Confederation, which provided for a loose confederation