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Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson was elected to create the first draft that would set a list of grievances in order to become free from the King of England. -
Articles of Confederation(Ratified)
The Continental Congress initiated the first constitution for the 13 colonies which allowed them to remain sovereign and independent leaving congress on last resort to settle disputes. -
Treaty of Paris
Document signed in Paris by King George III representatives and US representatives to end the American Revolution. -
The British withdraw from ports in New York and the Carolinas.
The Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War was the central area of operations in North America in the second half of the American Revolutionary War. During the first three years of the conflict, the largest military encounters were in the north, focused on campaigns around the cities of Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. -
US Constitution
A four page document that established the US government. It was signed in Philidelphia by delegates of the Constitutional Convention and presided by George Washington. -
United States presidential election
The United States presidential election of 1789 was the 1st quadrennial presidential election. It was held from Monday, December 15, 1788 to Saturday, January 10, 1789. It was the first presidential election in the United States of America under the new United States Constitution, which was adopted on September 17, 1787, and the only election to ever take place partially in a year that is not a multiple of four. In this election, George Washington was unanimously elected the first president. -
The United States Bill of Rights was ratified.
The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. Proposed to assuage the fears of Anti-Federalists who had opposed Constitutional ratification, these amendments guarantee a number of personal freedoms, limit the government's power in judicial and other proceedings, and reserve some powers to the states and the public. -
The Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified
The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State.
