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born
George Washington was born in Colonial Virgina -
French and Indian War
Washington given rank of major and he was sent to assess the strength of the French at Ohio Country Valley -
Lexington and Concord
Shots fired at Lexington and Concord where weapons depot destroyed -
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Commander and Chief of Continental Army
George Washington leads the Continental Army to victory against the British in The American Revolution. -
Declaration of Independence
Signed the Declaration of Independence -
Yorktown
The British army surrenders at Yorktown -
consitutional convention
Elected President of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia -
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First President of the U.S.
Federalist party. Vice President- John Adams. -
census
The first national census took place -
French Revolution
french revolution- french fight against british -
policy of neutrality
declaring the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain -
The Whiskey Rbellion
Washington invoked the Militia Law of 1792 to suppress the Pennsylvania farmers who refused to pay the federal whisky tax. -
The Jay Treaty
The Jay Treaty to maintain trade with Great Britain -
Lieutenant General and Commander in Chief of the new United States Army
Commissioned Lieutenant General and Commander in Chief of the new United States Army to serve as a warning to France, with which war seemed imminent. -
Death
Washington died possibly from a streptococcal infection of his throat made worse from being bled four times.
