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George Washington officially becomes president
George Washington was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. -
Stamp Act
A tax was put on the american colonist by the British parliament. The tax was put on all paper documents. Greatly affecting the upper class colonists. -
Stamp Act Congress
Parliament attempted to raise money through direct taxation on the colonies for the first time. It required that all sorts of printed material carry a stamp to show that the tax had been paid. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Radicals then tried to turn it into a propaganda thing and the British soldiers were accused of Murder and manslaughter. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest by a group of Massachusetts colonists, disguised as Mohawks and led by Samuel Adams, against the Tea Act and against “taxation without representation”. They proceed to dump large amounts of tea into the harbor. The Tea Act, passed by the British Parliament, withdrew duty on tea exported to the colonies. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first battles of the American Revolutionary War.The battles were between British soldiers, who wanted to take away the colonists' weapons and arrest John Hancock and Samuel Adams on the way to Concord, and American colonists were fought in towns outside Boston, Massachusetts. The Patriots found out before it happened and safely evacuated the place. The first battle was fought in Lexington. General Gage, with 700 British soldiers, marched there to find and destroy hidden weapons. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The battle of Bunker Hill was when the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. Despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost. -
Adoption of the Declaration of Independence
Colonist were not happy with the way that the British parliament/people were treating them and their terms so they decided to make them selves independent. By issuing the Declaration of Independence, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence. -
Adoption of the Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain. These were created to set a base for them to begin their new journey of being independent. -
Surrender of General Cornwallis
British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his army of some 8,000 men to General George Washington at Yorktown, giving up any chance of winning the Revolutionary War.But that did not break his spirit or his reputation. General Cornwallis went on to serve as governor in Ireland and India. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies. In the treaty, France gave up all its territories in mainland North America, effectively ending any foreign military threat to the British colonies there. -
Constitution Approved
The first Congress of the United States adopted 12 amendments to the U.S. Constitution called the "Bill of Rights" and sent them to the states for ratification. Each state was given six months to meet and vote on the proposed Constitution.
