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British sentries guarding the Boston Customs House shot into a crowd of civilians, injuring a dozen and killing several of them.
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About 50 men dressed as natives entered the harbor boarded three ships and dumped about 340 chests of tea into the harbor.
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The start of the American Revolution for independence from Britain. It started with the Declaration of Independence.
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The Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress and announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain.
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The end of the Revolution came to fruition at Yorktown, Virginia when General Cornwallis was surrounded and forced to surrender.
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The Articles of Confederation were created which was a document that established the first form of the U.S. government.
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The Treaty of Paris was signed when Britain accepted American Independence.
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George Washington resigned his presidency after two terms and set the precedent for future presidents.
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The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 essays that were written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison to support the Constitution's ratification.
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The constitution was ratified and became the foundation for the thirteen colonies to become the United States and superseded the Articles of Confederation.