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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British soldiers. It ended the tensions that had been growing since Birtish troops appeared in 1768. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of Boston colonists boarded a ship carrying tea dressed as Indians, and dumped it into the Boston Harbor. The Americans were protesting the tax on tea. -
First Continental Congress
Delegates from all thirteen colonies met in Philadelphia and debated taking action to the Intolerable Acts. They also sent a Declaration of Rights to the king. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was similar to the First. It took place in the State House in Philadelphia. The delegates from all thirteen colonies established the militia as the Continental Army and also elected George Washington as commander in chief of the militia. -
Declaration of Indepence
This document declared the 13 colonies independent from Great Britain. It also listed the grievances about the King of Britain. -
Philadelphia Convention
The delegates met at the State House in Philadelphia once again to revise a Constituion for the United States. For Four months they developed a Constitution for a Federal Republic that would last into "remote futurity".
