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James Otis urges response to England's new tax
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Boston Merchants boycott British goods
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Stamp Act passed by British Parliament
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Boston Merchants refuse to pay Stamp Act tax
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Boston Massacre
British troops kill 4 colonists after a riot breaks out. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists dress up as indians and raid a ship carrying highly taxed tea, and dump it overboard in the harbor. -
The Coercive Acts
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English Paliament declares Massachussetts to be in a state of rebellion.
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Shots Fired at Lexington and Concord
Minute men force British troops back to Boston. George Washington takes control of the Continental Army. -
Revolutionary War Begins
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The Declaration of Independance is presented
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England votes to end hostilities with America
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Treaty of Paris is signed by Britain and the United States
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George Washington is named First U.S. president
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Bill of Rights Ratified
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Fugitive Slave Act Passed
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Whiskey Rebellion
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Vermont and Kentucky were admitted to the US
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Second President of the U.S. is John Adams
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Logan Act
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Library of Congress founded
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Third President of the U.S. is Thomas Jefferson
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Louisiana Purchase Treaty
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Lewis and Clark explore the Louisianna Territory
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Barbary Wars
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Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves
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U.S. slave trade with Africa ends
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Fourth President of the U.S. is James Madison
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Battle of Tippecanoe
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War of 1812 begins