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George Washington was born
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George Washington's marriage
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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 first shots of the Revolution were fired at Lexington, Massachusetts -
The Declaration of Independence
Congress officially approved the final draft of the Decleration. -
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
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Battle of Yorktown
Germans surrendered to the American Continental Army at Yorktown, Virginia -
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
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
Washington was elected unanimously by the Electoral College. -
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
Washington passed from a throat infection at his estate in Mount Vernon, Virginia.