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The boston tea party
They didn't want the british taking their tea that they were getting imported into the Boston Harbor so they threw it in the Harbor. They were dressed as Native Americans. -
The battle of Lexington and Concord
The battle started on April 19th, 1775 and the war didn’t end until the year 1783. It persuaded many Americans to take up arms and support the cause of independence -
The ratification of the Constitution
The constitution became the official framework of the government of the United States of America when New Hampshire became the ninth of 13 states to ratify it -
signing of the Declaration of Independence
The founding father sign the declaration of independence to make the United States its own country -
The winter at Valley Forge
winter encampment of the continental army under general George Washington during the American Revolutionary War. -
Marbury vs. Madison
Marbury vs. Madison was a legal case on Feb. 14th, 1803, The U.S. Supreme Court first declared an act of congress unconstitutional, thus establishing the doctrine of judicial review. -
articles of confederation is ratified
The continental congress adopted the Articles of confederation, the first constitution of the United States -
presidential inauguration of George Washington
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The Battle of Yorktown
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The death of George Washington
He died of a throat infection -
Election day of 1800
Thomas Jefferson defeated federalist John Adams by a margin of seventy-three to sixty-five electoral votes