Timeline folder

George Washington

By Amal O
  • George Washington was born

    George Washington was born

  • George Washington's marriage

    George Washington's marriage

  • Stamp Act on American colonies

    Stamp Act on American colonies

    The Stamp Act was the first direct tax used by the British government to collect revenues from the colonies.
  • "The shot heard round the world"

    "The shot heard round the world"

    The first shots of the Revolution were fired at Lexington, Massachusetts
  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

    Congress officially approved the final draft of the Decleration.
  • Congress adopts Stars and Stripes as America's national flag

    Congress adopts Stars and Stripes as America's national flag

    Betsy Ross is the creator of the original United States flag.
  • Spain declared war on Great Britain

    Spain declared war on Great Britain

  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    Germans surrendered to the American Continental Army at Yorktown, Virginia
  • Treaty of Paris 1783

    Treaty of Paris 1783

    Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Henry Laurens, and John Adams signed the Treaty of Paris with England in 1783 This officially ended the American Revolution
  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention

    Also referred to as the Philadelphia Convention, this event took place from May 25th to September 17, 1787. Here, the Founding Fathers created and ratified The Constitution.
  • George Washington became the President of the United States

    George Washington became the President of the United States

    Washington was elected unanimously by the Electoral College.
  • The Cotton Gin was invented

    The Cotton Gin was invented

    Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. It was used to pull cotton fibers from the cottonseed. Consequently, this led to an increase in the number of slaves and slaveholders.
  • George Washington's death

    George Washington's death

    Washington passed from a throat infection at his estate in Mount Vernon, Virginia.