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Founding Early Republic

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XYZ Affair and the Quasi-War with France (1797–1800)

1797 - 1801

Whiskey Rebellion and Federal Response (1791–1794)

1791 - 1795

U.S. Trade Policy, Tariffs, and Maritime Disputes in the Early Republic (1789–1807)

1789 - 1807

The First Bank of the United States: Establishment to Charter Expiration (1791–1811)

1790 - 1811

Shays' Rebellion (1786–1787)

1786 - 1788

Rise of the First Party System: Federalists vs. Democratic-Republicans (c. 1790–1804)

1790 - 1804

Ratification Campaigns and State Conventions for the Constitution (1787–1790)

1787 - 1790

Northwest Ordinance and the Settlement of the Northwest Territory (1784–1803)

1784 - 1803

Northwest Indian War and Treaty Settlements (1785–1795)

1785 - 1795

Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1803–1806)

1803 - 1806

Jay Treaty, Anglo-American Relations, and Domestic Fallout (1794–1796)

1794 - 1796

Federalist Papers: Publication and Political Impact (1787–1788)

1787 - 1788

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