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Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea party was one of the most famous protests to the tyrannical taxes of king George, who at this point had already set the sugar, stamp, quartering, declaratory, townshend, and now the tea act into place. A group of people known as the Sons of Liberty gathered one night dressed as Mohawk native Americans, boarded ships docked at the Boston harbor, and dumped 342 chests of tea overboard. This was a large reason for the intolerable coercive acts that would come soon after. -
Lexington and Concord
This was the first major battle of the revolutionary war, the shot heard around the world was taken by someone here, but nobody will ever know which side shot first. -
Declaration of Independence signed
This was far more courageous than any history book made it out to be. When these men signed the Declaration of Independence, they knew that they were choosing a war with the largest empire in the world, and failure of any sort would mean a conviction of high treason followed by a sentence to a likely very painful death. This was absolutely monumental to our history. -
Winter at Valley Forge
Washington had lost the rebel capitol of Philadelphia and needed a nearby defensive position to hold, so he dug in at the nearby Valley Forge for 6 months through the winter with brutal conditions. There wasn't enough food, water or warmth so disease ran rampant through the camp, and by the end of the 6 months nearly a sixth of the soldiers died of disease. -
Articles of Confederation ratified
This was the Constitution before the Constitution, and it was a very rough draft. Only unanimous votes were final, no military was formed, no central government was established, and no money was official, let alone collected in taxes. -
Surrender at Yorktown
This was the final victory that the American troops needed, and directly led to peace negotiations. This battle ended in a British surrender. -
Constitution Ratified
This is the foundation that built our country, and there are many countries around the world that copied our constitution for their own because it was just written that well. -
Inauguration of Washington
After long military campaigns, and many contributions to the building of the foundation of the nation we have today, George Washington became the first president of the United States, forever burning his name into the memory of every American man, woman, and child. -
Washington's Farewell Address
On this day, Washington released a letter to the public announcing that he was stepping down for a well-earned retirement in mount Vernon. -
Death of Washington
After only 3 short years of retirement and a lifetime of dedication to our country, George Washington passed away at the age of 67 in his home. -
Election Day 1800
This was the seventh election in America's history, and would be the last election ever to have a federalist party running. Thomas Jefferson ran as a democratic republican, and won at a landslide against Aaron Burr. -
Marbury v. Madison
This was an incredibly important supreme court case that created judicial review, where the supreme court can rule parts of congress as unconstitutional