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Boston Massacre
A class between British soldiers and Boston colonists in 1770, in which five of the colonists were killed. -
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History
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Boston Tea Party
The dumping of 18,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor by colonists in 1773 to protests the Tea Act. -
The Intolerable Acts
In 1774, Parliament responded by passomg a series of measures that colonists. -
Thomas Jefferson
A Virginia lawyer that is known for his broad knowlegde and skillfully crafted prose. -
Declaration of Independent
The document, written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776, in which the delegates of the continental congress decleared the colonies independent from Britain. -
Articles of Confederation
a document, adopted by the second Continental Congress om 1777 and finally approved by he states in 1781 that outlined the form of government of the new United States -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty that ended the Revolutionary War, confirming the independence of the United States and setting the boundaries of the new nation. -
Shays Rebellion
An uprising of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers preotesting increased state taxes in 1787 -
Federalism
Supporters of the Constitution and of a strong national government -
Thomas Jerfferson and the Anti-Federalists
The federalists opponets . -
George Washington becomes President and creats the Cabinet
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Alexander hamliton and his plan for creating the Bank of the United States
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BIll of Rights
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Two party system
