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| 1732 | Birth |  |
| 22nd Feb Birth of George Washington
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| 1774 | Constitution | |
| 14th Oct Washington The Declaration of Rights & Grievances is adopted by the Continental Congress
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| 1774 | Declaration of Fairfax Resolves | |
| 1st Dec Fairfax Signs a measure barring the importation of slaves
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| 1st Dec Fairfax Threatens to stop all Colonial exports to Britain
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| 1774 | President | |
| Appointed Commander of the Army
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| 1775 | Battle of Bunker Hill | |
| 17th June Bunker Hill Commander-in-Chief during the Battle of Bunker Hill
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| 1775 | Commander | |
| 3rd July Appointed Commander-in-Chief
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| 3rd July Appointed Commander of the Continental forces
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| 1775 | Reform | |
| 3rd July Begins transforming the army while maintaining the Siege of Boston
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| 1776 | Battle of Long Island | |
| Long Island Defeated at Long Island, forced to evacuate New York & retire to Pennsylvania
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| 1776 | Battle of Trenton | |
| Trenton Re-crosses the Delaware, New Jersey
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| 26th Dec Trenton Crosses the Delaware & wins a victory which turns the tide of the war
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| 26th Dec Trenton Inflicts a major defeat on the British
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| 1776 | Battle of White Plains | |
| 28th Oct White Plains The British forces inflict heavy casualties on Washington's army
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| 1776 | Siege of Trenton | |
| 25th Dec Trenton Crosses the Delaware River to attack the British garrison at Trenton, New Jersey
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| 1777 | Battle of Brandywine Creek | |
| 11th Sep Brandywine Creek Howe forces George Washington back towards Philadelphia
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| 1777 | Battle of Germantown | |
| Germantown General William Howe defeats Washington & occupies Philadelphia
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| 1777 | Battle of Paoli | |
| 21st Sep Paoli A British victory which forces Congress to move from Philadelphia to York
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| 21st Sep Paoli British victory forcing the evacuation of Philadelphia
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| 21st Sep Paoli Washington is left with dictatorial powers
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| 1777 | Battle of Princeton | |
| 3rd Jan Princeton After the battle, Cornwallis abandons many of his posts in New Jersey, and orders his army to retreat to New Brunswick
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| 3rd Jan Princeton Defeats the British, New Jersey
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| 3rd Jan Princeton The battle at Princeton cost the British some 276 men killed, wounded or captured and greatly boosted the morale of the Continental troops, leading 8,000 new recruits to join the Continental Army
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| 3rd Jan Princeton Washington reforms his army, and then splits it into two parts-the smaller left wing under General Nathaniel Greene and the larger right wing under General John Sullivan
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| 1777 | Siege of Philadelphia | |
| 21st Sep Philadelphia British victory forcing the evacuation of Philadelphia
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| 1780 | Rebellion | |
| 25th May Morristown Suppresses a possible mutiny at a winter camp near Morristown after series of defeats
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| 1781 | Battle of Yorktown | |
| Yorktown Yorktown, Virginia, surrenders to Washington & the French fleet
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| 1781 | Congress of National | |
| 2nd Mar The National Congress renames itself "The USA.index.html title="History of USA">United States in Congress Assembled"
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| 1781 | Constitution | |
| Washington Attempts are made to avoid over centralization after independence
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| Washington The Articles of Confederation give Congress minimum powers over individual states
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| 2nd Mar The National Congress renames itself "The USA.index.html title="History of USA">United States in Congress Assembled"
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| 1781 | Independence | |
| 2nd Mar The National Congress renames itself "The USA.index.html title="History of USA">United States in Congress Assembled"
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| 1781 | Surrender | |
| 19th Oct Yorktown Lord Cornwallis surrenders with 7,000 men marking the end of fighting in the war
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| 1781 | Unification | |
| The Articles of Confederation give Congress minimum powers over individual states
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| 1782 | Reform | |
| 20th April Washington Congress adopts the Great Seal of the USA.index.html title="History of USA">United States
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| 1783 | Peace | |
| 11th April Washington Congress formally proclaims end to War against Britain
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| 1783 | Resignation | |
| 23rd Dec Resigns as Commander-in-Chief
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| 1784 | Treaty of Paris | |
| 14th Jan Paris The US Congress ratifies the treaty of Paris
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| 1784 | Treaty of Peace | |
| 14th Jan Paris The US Congress ratifies the treaty of Paris
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| 1786 | Articles of Confederarion | |
| Attends a Federal Convention producing the Articles of Confederation
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| 1786 | Constitution | |
| Attends a Federal Convention producing the Articles of Confederation
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| 1786 | Convention Federal | |
| Attends a Federal Convention producing the Articles of Confederation
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| 1787 | Constitution | |
| 17th Sep Washington The Federal Confederation must be endorsed by at least 9 of the 13 States
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| 17th Sep Washington The Federal Confederation produces the Constitution of the USA
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| 1787 | President | |
| Appointed President of the USA, 1st President, 1st term
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| 1788 | Constitution | |
| Washington New Hampshire becomes the 9th State to ratify the Constitution
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| 1789 | Constitution | |
| Washington Elected after the Federal Convention is created for organizing the Union of States
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| 3rd Mar New York 1st Congress of the US is held in New York
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| 1789 | Election | |
| Elected after the Federal Convention is created for organizing the Union of States
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| 1789 | Inauguration | |
| 30th April New York Takes the oath of office on the balcony of Frederick Hall, New York
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| 1789 | President | |
| Appointed President of the USA, 1st President, 2nd term
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| 1789 | Unification | |
| The Federal Convention is created as the best way of organizing the Union of States
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| 1790 | Constitution | |
| Washington A Bill of Rights is added to the new Constitution of the USA.index.html title="History of USA">United States
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| Washington All 13 states approve the Bill of Rights
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| 1791 | Constitution | |
| 15th Dec The Bill of Rights comes into effect
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| 1791 | Unification | |
| 3rd Mar Vermont Vermont becomes the 14th State of the Union
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| 1793 | Capitol Hill | |
| 18th Sep Capitol Hill Lays the foundation stone of the seat of US government
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| 1793 | Constitution | |
| 25th Feb Washington 1st USA Cabinet meeting, department heads in Washington's House
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| 1793 | Declaration of Neutrality | |
| 22nd April Paris A declaration of neutrality to keep America out of the war between Britain & France
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| 1793 | President | |
| first President of the USA elected for his second term
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| 1793 | Slavery | |
| 22nd Mar Washington Congress votes to forbid participation in the slave trade with foreign nations
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