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This document announced the seperation of 13 north american colonies from great britain
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Lord Dunmore was a govener of the colony of virgina. He issued a proclamtion known as "Dunmores Proclamation" saying all slave black mean who helped him would be given their freedom.
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Town across the common wealth vote to reject a proposed state constitution.
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This formalized France's finachal and miltary support of the revolutionary government in America.
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A special convention meets to form a state consituion. The 312 delegates apoint commitie.
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John Hancock was elected Governer in MA.
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State paper money issued in 1778 deprciates to 1/40 of its face value.
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Samuel Ely leads western massachusetts protest against court system and state tax policy.
John Adams nagotitates a $50,00,00 loan from the Netherlands to the US. -
John Shattuck of Groton MA, leads a group of men with staves and clubs against local tax collectors.
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Lawsuits for unpaid debts take over the MA courts. There was alot of debts that people needed to take care of.
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Luke Day was imprisoned for 70 days in north hampton for filure to pay 2 debts. These were big debts that he just never got round to paying.
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This was a violent insercction, Shays rebelion was brought about by a montray debt crisis. This was just multiole violent acts on the courthouse and other governemnt properties.