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U.S. Gov. Declaration to Washington

By oompaloompa

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    The Declaration of Independence was simply a letter to King George III that attempted to pronounce the states independent of Britain and show American ideals. It was signed on July 4, 1776 by 56 people.

  • Revolutionary War is Declared

    Revolutionary War is Declared
    As soon as it recieved news of the declaration of independence Britain declared war to keep the American colonies under their control. Over 25,000 Americans lost their lives in the struggle, mostly to disease.

  • Articles of Confederation Take Effect

    Articles of Confederation Take Effect
    Other then Britain the Articles of Confederation were the first government that the states ever had or used. The Articles main weakness was that the states had far too much power. Shay's rebbelion helped show these weaknesses.

  • The Paris Treaty

    The Paris Treaty
    This was the treaty signed in Paris on this date to end the Revolutionary War. It was approved by Congress on January 19, 1784. This is the treaty that declared the states completely independent from Great Britain.

  • The Philadelphia Convention

    The Philadelphia Convention
    This was the convention that was held to solve the problems found in the Articles of Confederation. The convention lasted from the twenty-fifth of May, 1987, to the seventeenth of September, 1787. This convention held the greatest leaders of the day.
    However, the U.S. Constitution was created accidently when they were trying to fix the Articles of Confederation. This is also where the "Great Compromise" occured.

  • Constitution takes effect

    Constitution takes effect
    "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." This is the preamble to the Constitution of the United States and it explains the Constitution and America better then anything anyone else could write.

  • Washington's Presidency

    Washington's Presidency
    George Washington is usually known as the father of our country. It was George who led the Continental army to victory against Great Britain in the Revolutionary War.