He is the first president of the United States of America.

These acts imposed taxes on various goods imported into the American colonies, including paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea.

During this battle General George Washington led a daring and successful crossing of the ice-filled Delaware River.

It divided the territory into townships, facilitating the sale of land to settlers and providing a framework for organizing new territories in an orderly manner.

The weakness of the federal government under the the Articles of Confederation was evident in the rebellion led by him.

This Act required the American colonists to provide housing and provisions for British soldiers stationed in the colonies.

This event effectively ended the Revolutionary War and paved the way for negotiations that resulted in the Treaty of Paris in 1783, recognizing the independence of the United States.

The Article was the first constitution of the United States, serving as the nation's governing document during the Revolutionary War.

He was a Federalist and believed in a strong central government.

This Act restricted settlement to the East of the Appalachian Mountains.

This was a seven years war over fertile land in the Ohio River valley west of the Appalachian Mts.

This resolved the dispute between large and small states over representation in the legislative branch

"Common Sense" was his best selling book.

This Act was a tax imposed by the British Parliament on the American colonies, requiring a tax on various legal documents, newspapers, and other printed materials.

Farmers who were deep in war debt and losing their property rebelled against new federal laws and taxes.

Proposed by James Madison, these amendments were added to protect individual liberties and limit the powers of the federal government.

He was inspired by John Locke and was the Primary author chosen to write the Declaration of Independence.

This act led to the Boston Tea Party in 1773, where colonists, protested and dumped British tea into Boston Harbor.

This Revolution was significant because it led to the independence of the United States.

It established a process for admitting new states to the Union and prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory, emphasizing principles of public education and individual rights.