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| Year | Event |
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| 1775 | Revolutionary War begins (the 13 Colonies revolt against the British ) |
| 1776 | Declaration of Independence written and approved by the Continental Congress |
| 1781 | Revolutionary War ends (the British lose) The Continental Congress agrees on the Articles of Confederation March 1, Continental Congress is replaced by the Congress of the Confederation |
| 1783 | Britain recognizes the independence of the USA (Treaty of Paris) |
| 1787 | US Constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, PA [May 25 - Sept. 17] |
| 1788 | US Constitution ratified by 9 states; it becomes the supreme law of the USA |
| 1789 | George Washington elected first President of the USA March 4, The first Congress met (in New York, NY, then the nation's capital) |
| 1790 | First Supreme Court assembled; the Chief Justice was John Jay Dec., US capital moves to Philadelphia |
| 1791 | The Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments) added to the Constitution |
| 1800 | US capital moves to Washington, District of Columbia |
| 1802 | Marbury v. Madison - the first time that the court found that a law was unconstitutional (John Marshall was Chief Justice) |
| 1861 | Abraham Lincoln elected President Civil War begins (Fort Sumter) |
| 1865 | Civil War ends (Lee surrenders to Grant) Amendment 13 - Slavery abolished Abraham Lincoln assassinated |
| 1868 | Amendment 14 - Rights of citizenship to all people born in the USA or naturalized |
| 1870 | Amendment 15 - Gives the right to vote to all citizens, regardless of color or race, but women are not mentioned |
| 1913 | Amendment 16 - Income tax begins |
| 1920 | Amendment 19 - Women's suffrage (women are given the right to vote) |
| 1971 | Amendment 26 - Voting age lowered to 18 |
| 1992 | Amendment 27 - Congressional pay increases go into effect only during the next Congressional session |
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