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Boston Tea Party
Political protest that occurred when Americans colonists got angry at Britain for imposing "taxation without representation" and dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Kicked off American revolutionary war -
Declaration of Independence is Signed
document was approved by the Continental congress -
Winter at valley Forge
George Washington moved the military to Valley Forge for winter and by the end of the march they were dying from hunger, disease, coldness, and fagutie -
Article of Confederation are ratified
Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and rights. -
Battle of Yorktown
Ended the military operations in American Revolution -
Constitution is Ratified
Became the official framework of the government of the U.S -
Presidential Inauguration of George Washington
Took oath of first president of the U.S. -
Washington'd Farewell Address
George Washington advised American citizens to veiw themselves as a cohesive unit and avoid political parties -
Death of George Washington
The cause of the death was a throat infection. -
Election day, 1800
Vice President Thomas Jefferson of the Democratic-Republican Party defeated incumbent President John Adams of the Federalist Party -
Marbury vs. Madison
Landmark of U.S. supreme court case that established the principal of judicial review
