Founding Fathers

  • Battles Of Lexington and Concord

    Battles Of Lexington and Concord
    The Battles of Lexington and Concord was the first major military campaign of the American Revolutionary War, resulting in an American victory and outpouring of militia support for the anti-British cause.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    the people of Massachusetts started dumping British tea into the Boston harbor. They did this because Britian put a tax on tea.
  • Signing Of The Declaration Of Independence

    Signing Of The Declaration Of Independence
    Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. On August 2, 1776, the people began signing it.
  • Battle Of Yorktown

    Battle Of Yorktown
    The siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown and the surrender at Yorktown, began September 28, 1781, and ended on October 19, 1781, at exactly 10:30 am in Yorktown, Virginia
  • The Constitution is Ratified

    The Constitution is Ratified
    December 7, 1787 The Constitution was ratified and the official framework of the United States Government. Delaware being the first state and Rhode Island being the last
  • Inauguration of George Washigton

    Inauguration of George Washigton
    The first inauguration of George Washington as the first president of the United States was held on Thursday, April 30, 1789, on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City.
  • Death Of George Washignton

    Death Of George Washignton
    On December 14, 1799 the 1st President of The United States, George Washington passed away at the age of 67 due to a throat infection. 4 days later he was buried at a family vault on Mount Vernon
  • Marbury vs Madison

    Marbury vs Madison
    Marbury v. Madison, decided in 1803, the Supreme Court, for the first time, struck down an act of Congress as unconstitutional. This decision created the doctrine of judicial review and set up the Supreme Court of the United States as chief interpreter of the Constitution