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Thomas Jefferson
Lawyer from Virginia.Wrote the Declaration of Independence. He was also the thirt President of the United States, taking office for 8 years (1801 - 1809). -
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us history
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Boston Massacre
Argument between British soldiers and colonists from Bpston. In this event, 5 people were killed. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists dressed up as Indians; they dumped 18,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
5 Intolerable Acts by King George
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Declaration of Independence
A document written in 1776 that gave colonists freedom from Britain; they no longer had to live by Britain's rules or laws. -
Treaty of Paris
the confirmation of U.S. independence from other countries. -
Bill of Rights
Document part of the U.S. Constitution which stated citizen's freedoms and rights in the United States. Some of these rights were: Freedom of Speech, Press, and Religion. -
Three Branches of Government
Judicial, Legislative, and Judicial Branch. Their jobs varied from making. interpreting, and -
Alexander Hamilton and his plan for creating the Bank of the United States