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Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is a document approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776 and it announced the separation from Great Britian. -
American Flag
The US flag is a symbol of our country. It has 13 horizontal stripes, representing the 13 original colonies; seven are red and six are white. In the upper left corner, 50 white stars on a blue background represent the 50 states of the United States. -
The Battle of Stony Point
The Battle of Stony Point occurred on the evening of July 16, 1779, at a fortified British outpost on the banks of the vital Hudson River. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was the American Revolution's decisive engagement. The British surrender signaled the end of British rule in the colonies and the birth of a new nation: the United States of America. -
The Treaty of Paris was ratified by the Confederation Congree
The Congress of the United States ratified the Treaty of Paris while meeting in the Senate Chamber of the Maryland State House. The Treaty officially concluded the Revolutionary War and established the United States as a free and independent country. -
The Land Ordinance
The Land Ordinance of 1785 was passed by the United States Congress under the Articles of Confederation. It outlined the process for surveying and selling lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Shays' Rebellion
The class conflict that drove the colonists to oppose British rule was not resolved with the Declaration of Independence. It erupted within Washington's army when soldiers protested their lack of pay, and it persisted after the Treaty of Paris was signed. -
The Constitutional Convention
The fifty-five delegates who met in Philadelphia between May 25 and September 17, 1787, would not only reject the Articles of Confederation altogether, but they would produce the first written constitution for any nation in the history of the world. -
The Constituion is Ratified
New Hampshire became the ninth of 13 states to ratify the Constitution, making it the official framework of the United States government. However, the process of ratification was lengthy and difficult. -
George Washington became first president
On April 30, 1789, George Washington took his oath of office as the United States' first President from the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York. -
Benjamin Franklin Dies
Benjamin lived to be 84 years old. He died from having complications of pleurisy. -
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights consists of the Constitution's first ten amendments. It clarifies Americans' rights in relation to their government. It guarantees the individual's civil rights and liberties, such as freedom of speech, press, and religion.