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The Revolutionary War between the Colonies and Britain begins in 1775.
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The 13 states set up a federal government under laws called the Articles of Confederation in 1781.
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Britain recognizes the independence of the USA (Treaty of Paris) 1783
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Shay’s Rebellion was an armed uprising in Massachusetts in opposition to debt crisis of the citizenry and state government’s increased efforts to collect taxes both on individuals and their trades.
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US Constitution was written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
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US Constitution was ratified by 9 states on June 22 and becomes the supreme law of the USA in 1778.
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George Washington was elected first President of the USA on
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First Supreme Court assembled in New York the Chief Justice was John Jay.
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The Bill of Rights first 10 amendments was added to the Constitution in 1791.
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DescriptionThe Whiskey Rebellion was a tax protest in the United States.
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US capital moves to Washington, District of Columbia.
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Marbury vs. Madison the first time that the court found that a law was unconstitutional.
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Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States. Before that he was an American soldier and statesman. He was elected on March 4, 1829.
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The first railroad track in the United States was only 13 miles long, but it caused a lot of excitement when it opened in 1830.
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The Nullification Crisis was a United States sectional political crisis in 1832–33, during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, which involved a confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government.
