the beginning to a bette world By aarriiii Mar 5, 1770 Boston Masacre May 17, 1771 Battle of Almanace Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jun 17, 1775 Batte of Bunkerhiill Jul 2, 1776 Declaration of Independence is signed Oct 17, 1777 Battle of Saratoga Oct 17, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Sep 3, 1783 Treaty of Paris May 25, 1787 Constitution Convention Mar 30, 1789 George Washington is elected the first president of the united states Mar 4, 1791 Vermont becomes a state Jun 1, 1792 Kentuckky becomes a state Jun 1, 1796 Tennessee becomes a state Mar 4, 1797 John Adams is elected the second president of the united states Mar 4, 1801 Thomas Jefferson is elected the third president of the united states Mar 1, 1803 Ohio becomes a state Nov 7, 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe Apr 30, 1812 Louisiana becomes a state Dec 15, 1814 Hartford Convention Jan 8, 1815 Battle of New Orleans Dec 11, 1816 Indiana becomes a state Mar 4, 1817 James Monroe is elected the fourth president of the united states Dec 10, 1817 Mississippi becomes a state Dec 3, 1818 Illinoise becomes a state Dec 14, 1819 Alabama becomes a state Dec 24, 1819 Treaty of Ghent Mar 15, 1820 Maine becomes a state Mar 20, 1820 Missouri Compromise