Early American Republic
the new nation finds its feet
Early American Republic1,776 CE – 1,828 CE
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A Nation on Paper
1763–1776
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Winning the War
1775–1781
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Winning the Peace
1779–1783
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The Confederation That Couldn't
1781–1787
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The Constitution
1787
06
Ratification
1787–1791
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Inventing the Presidency
1789–1791
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Hamilton's Revolution
1790–1792
09
The World at War
1793–1796
10
The Adams Interlude
1797–1801
11
The Revolution of 1800
1800–1804
12
The Jeffersonian Experiment
1801–1809
13
Cotton and the Second Slavery
1793–1820
14
Faith, Mills, and Roads
1790–1820
15
The Road to War
1805–1812
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The War of 1812
1812–1815
17
The Era of Good Feelings
1815–1824
18
The Fire Bell and the Founders' Exit
1819–1828