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The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement of ideas concerning things like God, nature, and humanity. All of these ideas were synthesized into a worldview which was highly popular in America.
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The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot in the streets of Boston. It began as a dispute between some American colonists and a British soldier, but quickly became a deadly battle between both sides.
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American colonists who were angry at the Britain's tax policies, dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor at Griffin's Wharf. The significance of this revolt was that it was the first major opposition of the colonists to the British.
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The delegates from each of the 13 colonies (besides Georgia) convene in Philadelphia to organize the colonies resistance to Parliament.
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With the creation of this document, the 13 colonies of America severed all ties with Great Britain making them independent. The document outlined the independent rights and equalities of American citizens and is still present today.
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In May of 1787, 57 of the delegates of the Constitutional Convention convened in Philadelphia to amend the Articles of Confederation in order to win the Revolutionary War.
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On this day, George Washington takes the oath of office in the Federal Hall and becomes the United States' first president.
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Eli Whitney invents a machine that separates the seed from the cotton fiber more efficiently. This invention revolutionized the cotton industry by making its production faster and more efficient.