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The Boston Tea Party was an event where the colonists were upset with the tax that the higher-ups were putting on the tea they were drinking. So as a response, they snuck on a tea ship and through tons of Tea into the Boston harbor. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord was a battle that marked the start of the American war of Independence. This battle was described as the shot heard round the world. -
The signing of the Declaration of Independence was a very important event in our history because it was when we finally decided to become free from Britain's unfair rule. -
Articles of Confederation were Ratified this was an article that the states wrote to preserve state power. -
The Winter at Valley Forge was a winter during the was that was extremely hard to get through due to the lack of provisions that the Americans had. -
George Washington was a founding father of America and also the very first president. He was also a very important military officer who served from 1789 to 1797. -
The Battle of Yorktown was a major battle fought where the Americans trapped a huge British force in a peninsula and forced them to surrender. -
This is the longest surviving written charter of government. And has been in practice since 1789 -
The Presidential Inauguration of George Washington was a huge event because this was the first presidential inauguration ever and it was attended by hundreds. -
Washington’s Farewell Address was a document Washington created encouraging Americans to leave behind their violent likes and dislikes of foreign nations. -
The Election Day of 1800 was one of the earliest elections we had and after thirty-six ballots the Federalist-controlled House finally elected Thomas Jefferson president -
Marbury vs. Madison was the U.S. Supreme Court case that established the Supreme Court's power of judicial review.