U.S. History by Year, 1776-1799

Based on the clues, guess these American related things that happened in each year.

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Year	Hint	Answer
1799	A 12 year old starts a gold rush after finding gold in this state	North Carolina
1798	The United States fights a naval war with this country in a Quasi-War	France
1797	This "Old Ironsides" ship is launched by the Navy in Boston	USS Constitution
1796	This city is founded along Lake Erie at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River	Cleveland
1795	The University of North Carolina becomes the first state university, opening in this city	Chapel Hill
1794	This gun manufacturer is founded in the Massachusetts city of it's namesake	Springfield Armory
1793	Eli Whitney's creation of this invention inadvertently prolongs slavery	Cotton Gin
1792	The first celebration of this Italian explorer takes place	Columbus Day
1791	This independent Republic joins the U.S. as the 14th state	Vermont
1790	The District of Columbia is established to be the capital along the banks of this river	Potomac River
1789	This former general is elected as the first president of the United States	George Washington
1788	A fire in this city kills 25% of the population and destroys much of the French Quarter	New Orleans
1787	This state becomes the first to ratify the Constitution	Delaware
1786	Farmers take up arms and start this rebellion in Massachusetts over an increase in taxes	Shay's Rebellion
1785	This founding father and future president becomes the first ambassador to England	John Adams
1784	This country establishes it's first colony in Alaska	Russia
1783	Great Britain formerly recognizes the independence of the U.S. following this treaty	Treaty of Paris
1782	Congress recognizes this animal as the national bird	Bald Eagle
1781	General Cornwallis' surrender after the siege of this city is seen as the end of the fighting in the American Revolution	Yorktown
1780	This American general defects to the British	Benedict Arnold
1779	This country declares war on Great Britain in support of the U.S.	Spain
1778	This British captain becomes the first European to land on the Hawaiian islands	James Cook
1777	The American victory in this battle is seen as the turning point of the Revolutionary War	Battle of Saratoga
1776	The United States formerly declares independence in this city	Philadelphia

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