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Boston Massacre
The boston massacre resulted in the death of 5 colonists. Soldiers claimed the colonists wer daring them to fire. One colonists threw a snowball with a rock in it and when the soldier got hit he fell down. In result of the soldier falling his gun accidentally when off the the other soldiers began to fire as well. -
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Boston Tea Party
The colonists were so angry with the king for putting tax on the tea, that they one day decided to pour it into harbor. The king punished them by doing the 5 Intolerable acts. These 5 laws, only made the colonists more angr and later led to the war that made the Untied States independent. -
5 Intolerable Acts
The 5 intolerable acts was made my King James. He made these 5 law becuase of the 'Boston Tea Party'. These laws were only adressed to the colonists and made them very angry with thr British troops and the king all in general. The 5 intolerable acts were pretty harsh and annoying to follow. -
Thomas Jefferson
He was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence. Also he was the third President of the United States. Thomas Jeferson was known to be an federalists. -
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
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Treaty Of Paris
The treaty of paris is most famous for being "exceedingly generous" to the United States in terms of Enlarging boundaries. This documents was also proof of Spain handing Florida to us. -
Shays Rebellion
Shays felt as though he was the victim of too much taxation after being a veteran of the revoltionary war battles. In september Shays led an army of angry farmers just like him to close the courts. After states officials called the millia, four of the rebells were killed and the other were already on their way. -
George Washington becomes President and cereates the Cabinet
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Alexander hamilton plans for banking america
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Bil Of Rights
The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments. They were put into the constitution to try and get anti federalists to agree with the system. The Bil of Rights are our human rights listed into the constitution. -
Two-Party System
a political system dominated by two major parties. -
Three branches of government
Legislative branch; Make laws
Executive branch; Make out laws
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Federalism
Federalism seperated the country into three groups. State, Local and county.
