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The Stamp Act
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The Boston Massacre
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The Boston Tea Party
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Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
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Shot Heard 'Round The World
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Revolutionary War Begins (Lexington and Concord)
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Signing of The Declaration of Independence
Men who signed the Declaration:John Hancock (president of the Continental Congress), Josiah Bartlett, William Whipple, Matthew Thornton, Samuel Adams, John Adams, Robert Treat Paine, Elbridge Gerry, Stephen Hopkins, William Ellery, Roger Sherman, Samuel Huntington, William Williams, Oliver Wolcott, William Floyd, Philip Livingston, Francis Lewis, Lewis Morris, Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon, Francis Hopkinson, John Hart, Abraham Clark, Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, Benjamin Franklin, John -
Declaration of Independence is read publically
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13 star flag created
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Created The Articles of Confederation
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Ratified The Articles of Confederation
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Revolutionary War Ends (British evacuate NY)
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Created The Constitution
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Ratified The Constitutuion
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Created The Bill of Rights
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Ratified The Bill of Rights
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Treaty of Greenville