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The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest because they became angry with Britain for imposing, "taxation without representation." So at Griffin Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts the colonist dumped 342 chests of tea that was imported by the British East India Company. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord is often referred as "the shot heard around the world." The Americans pursued other Americans to bear arms and help support the cause for their independence. -
The Declaration of Independence is Signed
The Continental Congress had adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. However, it was engrossed on parchment and on August 2, 1776 delegates began signing. -
The Winter at Valley Forge
This was the great trial for the American Army. and 11,000 were stationed and hundreds of men died from disease. -
Article of Confederation are Ratified
They adopted the articles of confederation on November 15, 1777. it was ratified on March 1, 1781 -
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was a joint Franco-American land and sea campaign that entrapped a major British army on a peninsula at Yorktown, Virginia, and forced its surrender. The siege virtually ended military operations in the American Revolution. -
The Constitution is Ratified
On June 21,1788 the Constitution became the official base of what the government was set up. When New Hampshire became the 9th out of 13 states to ratified. Which means it passed. -
Presidential Inauguration of George Washington
The day that George Washington became inaugurated he also became the President of The United States. -
Washington’s Farewell Address
This is a letter to "friends and citizens" telling them about how foreign powers in the nation's domestic affairs threatened the stability of the Republic. -
The Death of George Washington
George Washington died on December 14, 1799 at Mount Vernon. He passed away from a throat infection. After a few days after he had passed he was buried in the family vault. -
Election Day, 1800
"Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson defeated Federalist John Adams by a margin of seventy-three to sixty-five electoral votes in the presidential election of 1800. When presidential electors cast their votes, however, they failed to distinguish between the office of president and vice president on their ballots. -
Marbury vs. Madison
The Marbury vs. Madison was Madison's, legal case in which, on February 24, 1803, the U.S. Supreme Court first declared an act of Congress unconstitutional, this established the doctrine of judicial review.