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Boston Masacre
was an incident when the British killed 5 civillian men and injured 6 others -
Boston Tea Party
Is when a bunch of colonists dressed as indians and dumped a load of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the tax on tea. -
Lexington and Concord
were the first military battle of the revolutionary war. -
Common Sense
Was a phamplet written by Thomas paine to persuade others to go with independence. -
Declaration of Independence signing
The Declaration wa adopted on July 4th, 1776; but was never even signed until August 7th! It stated the 13 colonies were separate from Great Britain. -
Surrender at Yorktown
General Cornwallis surrendered his troops on this date. -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty was to end the American Revolutionary War. -
Shay's rebellion
Was the begining of the rebellion caused by small farmers in the central and western U.S. because of post-war depression and credit squeeze. -
Constitutional Convention
Was formed to adress problems presented in the U.S. because of the Articles of Confederation. -
Constitional Convention
(last date they met) -
Passage of the bill of rights
written by James Madison to list out rights ecspecially for the people against the strong government.
