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The Boston Tea Party was a seminal American political and mercantile protest on December 16, 1773, during the American Revolution.
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The Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, formally declared the thirteen American colonies as independent from Great Britain. This act severed their political ties and marked the beginning of the United States as a sovereign nation. The signing of the document primarily took place on August 2, 1776, with 56 delegates from the Thirteen Colonies putting their signatures on the document. -
The US Constitution was ratified on June 21, 1788, when New Hampshire became the ninth state to approve it. This event officially established the framework for the United States government under the Constitution. Prior to this, the Constitution was drafted during the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and then sent to the states for ratification.
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George Washington died on December 14, 1799, at the age of 67, at his home in Mount Vernon, Virginia. His death was caused by acute bacterial epiglottitis, an inflammation of the tissue around the windpipe. He was buried in the family vault at Mount Vernon.