U.S History 1770 to 1840

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  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    a clash between British soldiers and colonists in 1770 in which 5 of the colonists were killed
  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson

    Wrote the Declaration of Independence
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    The dumping of 18,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor by colonists in 1773 to protest the Tea Act
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    The document written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776, in which the delegates of the Continental Congress declared the colonies' independence from Britain
  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation

    Two levels of government shared fundamental powers.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    The treaty that ended the Revoluntionary War, confirming the independence of the U.S and setting the boundaries of the new nation
  • Shay's Rebelion

    Shay's Rebelion

    an uprising debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers protesting increased state taxes in 1787
  • 3 Branches of Government: Legislative, Judicial, Executive

    3 Branches of Government: Legislative, Judicial, Executive

    Legislative makes the laws, Judicial carry out laws, and Executive interprets laws
  • George Washington becomes President and creates the Cabinet

    George Washington becomes President and creates the Cabinet

    The Cabinent consisted of Head of War, Head of State, and Head of Treasury. The Head of War was Henery Knocks, The Head of State was Thomas Jefferson and the Head of Treasury was Alexander Hamilton
  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights

    First ten amendments of the constitution