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the boston tea party
Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The surrender at Yorktown, -
The Declaration of Independence is Signed
The Second Continental Congress ultimately agreed to the Declaration of Independence. -
The Winter at Valley Forge
General George Washington moved the Continental Army to their winter quarters at Valley Forge -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
Article of Confederation are Ratified
The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation. -
The Constitution is Ratified
the Confederation Congress established March 9, 1789 as the date to begin operating under the Constitution -
Presidential Inauguration of George Washington
The first inauguration of George Washington as the first president of the United States -
Washington’s Farewell Address
A letter written by American President George Washington as a valedictory to friends and citezins. -
george washingtons death
retirement at Mount Vernon, for he died of a throat infection December 14, 1799. -
Election Day
thomas jeffrey defeated incumbent president John Adams of the Federalist Party. -
Marbury vs. Madison
U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in the United States