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British troops open fire on protesting American citizens
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On the night of April 18, 1775, lanterns are hung to warn Patriots about the incoming British
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Thomas Jefferson and several others write the Declaration of Independence
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The U.S. Constitution is ratified by New Hampshire, which was the 9th state to do so
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Shays’ Rebellion was a series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts.
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Washington is unanimously elected first president.
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Eli Whitney creates the Cotton Gin
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John Adams was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States.