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It was the last of the thirteen original American colonies established by Great Britain.
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The French and Indian War pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by Native American allies. (1754-1763)
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The Boston Massacre was a confrontation in which British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston.
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American colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor to protest taxation without representation.
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American colonies fought against Great Britain over their objection to Parliament's taxation policies and lack of colonial representation.
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The document that was approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and that announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain.
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The first official United States flag was adopted by an Act of Congress.
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The Articles of Confederation introduced thirteen different articles that granted powers to the states and to the federal government.
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Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington as French and American forces trapped the British at Yorktown. The British surrender at the Battle of Yorktown ended the American Revolutionary War.
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The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies.
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An uprising in western Massachusetts in opposition to high taxes.
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George Washington was elected as the first president. (1789-1797)
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The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
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Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, a machine for cleaning cotton of its seeds.
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John Adams was elected as president. (1797-1801)