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Headword Date Article Type
Vermont becomes the first political unit in the world to abolish slavery 1776 Topics Short note
Jefferson champions the rights of slaves 1778 Topics Short note
Bank of North America 1781 Topics Short note
Slave Quork Walker successfully petitions for his freedom 1781 Topics Short note
Jefferson's Slavery Ban Proposal 1784 Topics Short note
Financial depression in U.S 1784 Topics Short note
Dollar Currency Introduced in US 1787 Topics Short note
The Northwest Ordinance 1787 Topics Short note
First cotton mill in the US opened by Samuel Slater at Pawtucket, R.I 1790 Topics Short note
First Bank of the United States established 1791 Topics Short note
Grimke, Sarah Moore 1792 - 1873 People
Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin 1793 Topics Short note
Eli Whitney demonstrates the merits of the mass production of interchangeable parts 1801 Topics Short note
First submarine built by Robert Fulton 1801 Topics Short note
First hotel in the U.S. opens in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 1802 Topics Short note
England bans American trade with West Indies 1805 Topics Short note
Fulton's steamboat trip 1807 Topics Short note
US Prohibits import of slaves from Africa 1808 Topics Short note
Parker, Theodore 1810 - 1860 People
Slave insurrection in Louisiana 1811 Topics Short note

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