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1770
Boston Massacre -
1773
Boston Tea Party -
1774
First Continental Congress meets -
1776
Adoption of the Declaration of Independence -
1777
First official flag is approved for the United States. The Articles of Confederation is also adopted. -
1778
Washington and his troops march out of Valley Forge in pursuit of the British. The impact is later felt. -
1790
The U.S. Supreme Court meets for the first time -
1793
The Bill of Rights is ratified -
1797
John Adams is inaugurated as the second president of the United States