founding fathers timeline

  • The Boston Tea party

    The Boston Tea party
    was an American political and mercantile protest on December 16, 1773 in Boston Massachusetts
  • The Battles of Lexington and concord

    tensions had been building up for years between residents of 13 American colonies and British authorities in massachusets
  • The declaration of independence is signed

    After debate the second continental congress ultimately agreed to the declaration of independence
  • The Winter at Valley Forge

    was a major turning point in the American revolutionary war while conditions were cold and harsh
  • Article of Confederation are Ratified

    ontinental Congress appointed three committees on June 11 1776. One of the committees was tasked with determining what form the confederation of the colonies should take
  • The battles of Yorktown

    proved to be the decisive engagement of the American revolution the British surrender forecast the the end of British rule and the birth of a new nation United States of America
  • The constitution is ratified

    The constitution is ratified
    the constitution became the official framework of the government of the United States of America when New Hampshire Became the The ninth of 13 states to ratify it
  • Presidential Inauguration of George Washington

    George Washington's inauguration was on April 30th 1789 and was in New York City and was a historical event something interesting about this event was this set a precedent for future presidents
  • Washington’s Farewell Address

    with help from Alexander Hamilton and James Maddison he composed a farwell address designed to inspire and guide future generations
  • The death of George Washington

    The death of George Washington
    was out horseback riding when it was cold came back to his house and when he came back his clothes were damp and days after began feeling sick his condition worsend he had blisters all over his body and was bleeding a lot one day waking up at 5 in the morning he walked around for a while and later died with his closest family members
  • Election Day, 1800

    the presidential election of 1800 by an electoral vote of seventy-three to sixty-five. However because electors could not distinguish between president and vice president
  • Marbury vs Madison

    Marbury vs Madison was a legal case on February 24 1803 Though Marbury was entitled to it, the Court was unable to grant it because Section 13 of the Judiciary Act of 1789 conflicted with Article III Section 2 of the US Constitution and was called void