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This event was one of the first stepping stones leading to the revolution against the British, this led to the Coercive Acts in 1774, and the Revolutionary War in 1775. -
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This battle and the bullet heard around the world, marked the start of the American War of Independence -
This document detached the Americas from Britain, it wrote on paper how America wasn't going to be apart of Britain and that they were their own country. -
Valley Forge was a Harsh area where not much could be done, including battles, this was a relative period of calm for the armies to gather their footing in peace. The wet and cold winter weather, muddy and impassable roads, and scant supplies made major battles rare and a nuisance for both sides. -
The Articles of Confederation were the documents that established the way the new government of America would function after it declared independence from Great Britain. -
This battle was the engagement that ended British rule in the colonies. -
This made the Constitution the official law of the United States and turned the colonies into states that had laws and functioned. -
This was the inauguration of the first American leader, this is a historic event for our country and really proved that America could be independent from Britain. -
In his farewell address, Washington explained how he saw America and how he believed it should be run, he stepped down from office and seems to want future presidents to do so as well after 2 terms. -
This was the death of America's first beloved leader. -
This was the first election in American history, a leader wasn't decided through power or money or murder, it was decided through votes, peacefully. -
In Marbury v. Madison the Supreme Court for the first time, struck down an act of Congress as unconstitutional. This decision created the idea of judicial review and proved the Supreme Court of the United States as the lawful interpreter of the Constitution.