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New Orleans is founded by the French Mississippi Company
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George Washington was born in Virginia on this day
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British soldiers shot many people in a mob. This led to Patriots like Paul Revere and Samuel Adams.
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The British would not repeal the Tea Act so Americans threw the crates on tea that were on the ship overboard.
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The Declaration of Independence was signed at the Pennsylvania State House.
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Farmers rebel in protest of high taxes.
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George Washington is elected as the first president of the United States.
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The first ten Amendments of the Constitution are ratified.