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boston tea party
amaericans patroits dressed up like indanias and dumped tea in the boston harbur.casued british to close boston,helped start the revolution -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. They were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy (present-day Arlington), and Cambridge, near Boston. -
The Declaration of Independence is Signed
The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776. On July 1, 1776, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, and on the following day 12 of the 13 colonies voted in favor of Richard Henry Lee's motion for independence. -
winter at valley forge
the colonial army spent the winter in valley forge even know that it was cool and had veryle little food the army was better traind when spring came. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Yorktown, Surrender at Yorktown or German Battle, ending on October 19, 1781 at Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army -
The Constitution is Ratified
The U.S. Constitution was adopted and signed in September 1787, but signing wasn't enough. It had to be ratified by nine of the 13 states before it became binding. That happened when New Hampshire ratified it on June 21, 1788 -
Presidential Inauguration of George Washington
The Inauguration of George Washington, 1789. The Constitution of the United States was ratified by the states in June 1788. In February of the following year the new nation's Electoral College selected George Washington to be its first president. -
Washington’s Farewell Address
Washington's Farewell Address, 1796. To announce his decision not to seek a third term as President, George Washington presented his Farewell Address in a newspaper article September 17, 1796. -
death of George washinton
At ten at night George Washington spoke, requesting to be "decently buried" and to "not let my body be put into the Vault in less than three days after I am dead." Between ten and eleven at night on December 14, 1799, George Washington passed away. -
Marbury vs. Madison
In the presidential election of 1800, Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson defeated Federalist John Adams, becoming the third President of the United States. Although the election was decided on February 17, 1801, Jefferson did not take office until March 4, 1801. Until that time, outgoing president Adams and the Federalist-controlled 6th Congress were still in power. During this lame-duck session, Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1801.
