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The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act, imposing taxes on printed materials in the American colonies, leading to protests and a boycott of British goods. -
American colonists, protesting the Tea Act, dump British tea into Boston Harbor in a defiant act against taxation without representation, leading to increased tensions with Britain. -
The first shots of the American Revolutionary War are fired in Massachusetts, marking the beginning of the conflict between the American colonies and Great Britain. -
The Continental Congress creates the Declaration of Independence, stating the colonies right to self-governance and declaring independence from Britain. This was a very important moment in American history. -
American and French forces, under General Washington, defeat the British at Yorktown ending the Revolutionary War and securing American independence. -
Delegates gather in Philadelphia to draft the United States Constitution, establishing the framework for the nation's government. -
With New Hampshire approving the U.S Constitution, it becomes the law of the nation establishing a new federal government. -
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, are ratified, protecting individual liberties and freedoms. -
The NYSE is established, becoming a key institution in American finance and investment. -
Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin, revolutionizing cotton production and boosting the Southern economy, but also intensifying slavery in the South. -
A protest against an excise tax on whiskey production in western Pennsylvania is shut down by federal troops, demonstrating the federal government's authority.