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The Boston Tea Party was an act of rebellion by the Sons of Liberty. Wherein the Sons ransacked British tea ships, destroying boxes, and throwing said boxes overboard. -
At sunrise on April 19, 1775 the first shots were fired between British troops and Patriot militiamen. These shots, the very first called "the shot heard 'round the world," mark the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. -
After voting, unanimously, for independence from the United Kingdom,Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence. The Continental Congress reformed the document and signed it. -
After being forced to flee from Philadelphia, General Washington and his troops were stuck encamped at Valley Forge to suffer through a long winter. -
On March 1st, 1781 all Thirteen Colonies ratified the Articles of Confederation as the founding document for the government of the newly formed United States. After close to ten years of the Articles, it was decided that they did not suffice as a governing document. Especially for the reasons of providing the government no way to cellect revenue via taxes, nor a way for the government to call together a military force. -
General Cornwallis moved his troops to Yorktown ahead of expected reinforcements. The French navy defeated the British fleet trapping Cornwallis and his men as General Washington marched his troops to the south of Yorktown to meet the French troops. -
After realizing the inability of the Articles of Confederation to govern the country, the Founding Fathers drafted the Constitution. After being ratified by 9 of the 13 states, the Constitution was adopted. -
Occurring two months after George Washington had begun his duties as President of the United States, this inauguration marked the official beginning of the Executive Branch's activities. -
President Washington's final address to his fellow American citizens, detailing his refusal to accept the Presidency for a third tirm, and giving his warnings against some problems he foresaw being roadblocks in the path of American ideals. -
George Washington died from complications of throat sickness. He was bled four times, and given two separate tinctures in an attempt to heal him. But to no avail. George Washington died sometime between 10-11:00 PM. -
After long fears and tensions sorrounding the outcome of the Election of 1800 came the first peaceful surrender and switch of power in history. -
Marbury vs. Madison was a case brought before the Supreme Court that established the power of the Supreme Court to interpret the meaning of laws, and determine if laws are constitutional.