founding fathers timeline

  • Boston tea party

    Boston tea party
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    The Boston tea party was when a group of men where boycotting the British tax on tea by dumping all of the tea in the ocean
  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord
  • The Battle of concord

    The Battle of concord
    This battle was one of the first to kick off the revolutionary war
  • The Winter at Valley Forge

    The Winter at Valley Forge
    The winter at valley forge is important because it was probably the worst winter that the continental army went through because of the temperatures and the lack of supplies
  • Signing of the declaration of independence

    Signing of the declaration of independence
  • The declaration of independence

    The declaration of independence
    The Declaration of Independence is important because that when we told the British that we no longer wanted to be a part of their kingdom
  • Article of Confederation are Ratified

    Article of Confederation are Ratified
    this was like our first form of government but it soon proved to be not a good idea because we had no army
  • Siege of yorktown

    Siege of yorktown
  • The battle of Yorktown

    The battle of Yorktown
    this battle was important because the germans had a hand to play in the fighting but they were fighting for the British
  • Constitution is ratified

    Constitution is ratified
  • The Constitution is ratified

    The Constitution is ratified
    The Constitution became the form of governing for the untied states when the new hemisphere ratify it
  • Presidential Inauguration of George Washington

    Presidential Inauguration of George Washington
    This was an important day in history because it was the day we got our first president that was for the people
  • Washington’s Farewell Address

    Washington’s Farewell Address
    it was a farewell letter before he retired from working in the US government
  • Death of George Washington

    Death of George Washington
    This was a sad day because US lost its first officially elected president
  • Death of George Washington

    Death of George Washington
  • Election Day, 1800

    Election Day, 1800
    The Democratic and Republic party candidates beat the Federalist candidate in an election
  • Marbury Madison

    Marbury Madison
  • Marbury madison

    Marbury madison
    the supreme court establishes that any court can strike down laws that go against the US constitution