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Thomas Jefferson
was an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence (1776) and the third President of the United States. -
Boston Massacre
was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers killed five civilian men. -
Boston Tea Party
Officials in Boston refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain, a group of colonists boarded the ships and destroyed the tea by throwing it into Boston Harbor. The incident remains an iconic event of American history, and other political protests often refer to it. -
Declaration Of Independence
was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states. -
Articles Of Confederation
was an agreement among the 13 founding states that legally established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution. -
Treaty Of Paris
The Treaty was made possible by the British victory over France and Spain, and marked the beginning of an era of British dominance outside Europe. -
Shays Rebellion
was an armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787. -
Three Branches of Government
Legislative
Executive
Judicial For similar reasons, the concept of separation of church and state has been adopted in a number of countries, to varying degrees depending on the applicable legal structures and prevalent views toward the proper role of religion in society. -
George Washington becomes President and creates the Cabinet
was the first President of the United States of America, serving from 1789 to 1797, and dominant military and political leader of the United States from 1775 to 1799. -
Bill Of Rights
the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
