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The French and Indian War
The English and French began their final squabble over eastern North America. Then the British commandingly defeat the French. -
The Boston Massacre
The British troops shot into a group of colonists, killing five men. -
The Boston Tea Party
It was a protest by the Sons of Liberty to show the Acts forced on the colonists were wrong. So they dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
The First Continental Congress is Developed
56 representatives from all colonies, except Georgia, meet for the first time. -
The American Revolution
The war between the 13 American colonies and Great Britain for the Colonies' independence. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the American Revolution. -
The Publishing of the Declaration of Independence
This is when our founding fathers published the single most significant document in America's history. -
The Adoption of the Articles of Confederation
This is the creation of the first constitution. -
Valley Forge
The Continental army spends the weary winter in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania -
The Battle of Yorktown
When General Cornwallis surrenders to General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia -
Shay's Rebellion
It's a protest by farmers who took up arms to fight high tariffs. -
The Drafting of the U.S. Constitution
The Constitutional Convention made up of delegates from 12 of the original 13 colonies, drafted the Constitution. -
George Washington is the First President of the United States
George Washington is unanimously elected president of the United States in a vote by state electors. -
U.S. Supreme Court Meets for the First Time
U.S. Supreme Court meets for the first time at the Merchants Exchange Building in New York City. -
The Bill of Rights are Ratified
First, ten amendments to the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, are ratified. -
Eli Whitney Invents the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin greatly increases the demand for slave labor. -
John Adam's is President
John Adams is inaugurated as the second president in Philadelphia.
