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Date |
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| 1 | 1776 | - 2 Jul 1776: 2nd Continental Congress approved the resolution of independence from Great Britain.
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| 2 | 1781 | - Mar 1781: Articles of Confederation of United States ratified.
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| 3 | 1783 | - 3 Sep 1783: Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolutionary War.
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| 4 | 1788 | - 21 Jun 1788: United States Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation.
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| 5 | 1804 | - 1804—1806: Lewis and Clark expedition.
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| 6 | 1817 | - 1817—1825: Construction of the Erie Canal.
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| 7 | 1861 | - 1861—1865: American Civil War.
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| 8 | 1869 | - 10 May 1869: First transcontinental railroad completed.
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| 9 | 1878 | - 1878: First North American telephone exchange.
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Histories of the Martin, Wilson, Bloom, & Ahola Families
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