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The boston tea party
American patroits, dressed up as Indiana, dumped tea into Boston Harbor. Caused British to close Boston. Helped start the revolution. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
They were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. They were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy (present-day Arlington), and Cambridge, near Boston. -
The Declaration of Independence is Signed
The Declaration of Independence was a document declaring the US to be independent of the British Crown. -
The winter of Valley Forge
Was the site of the military camp of the American Continental Army over the winter of 1777-1778 during the American Revolutionary War. -
The Battle of Yorktown
It was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army. -
The Constitution is Ratified
The Constitution of the United States of America is signed by 38 of 41 delegates present at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Supporters of the document waged a hard-won battle to win ratification by the necessary nine out of 13 U.S. states. -
Presidential Inauguration of George Washington
Presidental inaugurations are important civic rituals in out politaial life. The Constitution requires that presidential electoral votes be opened and counted by the senate and The House of Representatives meeting together -
Washington’s Farewell Address
George Washington's Farewell Address is a letter written by the first American President, George Washington, to "The People of the United States of America". -
The Death of George Washington
George Washington was the first president of the United States. Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and on of the Founding Fathers of the United States. -
Marbury vs. Madison
The case began on March 2, 1801, when an obscure Federalist, William Marbury, was designated as a justice of the peace in the District of Columbia. The disgruntled appointees invoked an act of Congress and sued for their jobs in the Supreme Court.
