The Boston Tea Party happened December 16, 1773:
The Declaration of Independence was signed July 2, 1776:
George Washington was inaugurated President of the United States on April 30, 1789.
Media and Democrats could never wait that long today. Everything has to fit in a 22-minute sitcom time-slot.
BINGO!
The Declaration of Independence was signed July 2, 1776:
The battle of Yorktown and surrender by Cornwallis was in 1781.
I believe that GWashington slept in his own bed at Mount Vernon only a few times during those 5 years.
Our War for Independence was not a brief affair.