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The Northwest Ordinance was an effort to curtail white settlement on Indian lands and establish a set of rules for future expansion.

The Congress of Vienna was a peace conference held after the Napoleonic Wars of the early 19th Century. It redrew the boundaries of Germany and Prussia.

From March, 1781 to March, 1789 the United States operated under the Articles of Confederation. Amending the Articles required unanimous consent.

Devised during the Revolutionary War, the weak central government of the Articles of Confederation was unable to cope with the pressing problems of a new nation.

The first Trade and Intercourse Act, passed in 1790, outlined the rules governing economic relationships between the United States and Indian tribes.

In 1789 the USA had no capitol city. George Washington would become the driving force in correcting that. Washington DC reflects his vision for a great city.

Organizing a loose alliance of Indian tribes, Miami Chief Little Turtle became the greatest threat to American dominance in the Northwest territories.

The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to explicitly limit the federal government, but there was concern that naming specific rights would exclude others.

He announced his retirement as commanding general of the army less than three weeks later, saving America from the fate of republics that turned to military dictatorship.