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Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773. -
1776 Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was designed for multiple audiences: the King, the colonists, and the world. It was also designed to multitask. Its goals were to rally the troops, win foreign allies, and to announce the creation of a new country. -
1778 The Treasury System was reorganized
In September 1789, Washington, the newly elected first President, tapped his former aide to be first Secretary of the Treasury. Hamilton consolidated America's debts and paid them fairly, established a modern financial system, and argued for an economy that included manufacturing as well as farming -
1786 Virginia Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom.
An important change came in 1786 when Virginia passed the Statute for Religious Freedom. Drafted by Thomas Jefferson, the new law served as a model for the First Amendment. It established a clear separation of church and state and was one of Jefferson's proudest accomplishments. -
1787 Constitution of the United States.
established the government of the United States. -
1789 Federal Judiciary Act.
In the Judiciary Act of 1789, the First Congress decided that: Congress could regulate the jurisdiction of all federal courts. -
1790 Copyright Act.
The Copyright Act of 1790 was the first federal copyright act to be instituted in the United States, though most of the states had passed various legislation securing copyrights in the years immediately following the Revolutionary War -
1791 The Bill of Rights Approved.
The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. -
1794 11th Amendment.
The 11th Amendment as proposed on March 4, 1794 and ratified on February 7, 1795, specifically overturned Chisholm, and it broadly prevented suits against states by citizens of other states or by citizens or subjects of foreign jurisdictions. -
9/11
The September 11 attacks were a series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks committed in 2001 by 19 terrorists associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda. It was the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil; nearly 3,000 people were killed.