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The first Newspaper was established in Boston
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The first theater was opened in the colonies
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The first edition of "Poor Richard's Almanac" was published
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Benjamin Franklin invents the lightning rod
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A terrible “Seven Year War” breaks out
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A British soldier shot an American who was harassing him which resulted in the Boston Massacre
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Colonist grew tired of paying ridiculous taxes that the British had on them so they decided to destroy over 1 million dollars worth of tea resulting in the Boston area Party
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The Continental Congress meets for the first time
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The Revolutionary War starts between America and Great Britain
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The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought and was a great loss for the Americans
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The Declaration of Independence was signed and passed
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George Washington crosses the Delaware River for a surprise attack on the British
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The first American flag was made with 13 stars representing the 13 colonies
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The Articles of Confederation established the new government
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The Revolutionary War ends with America as the victors
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The Treaty of Paris was signed which officially ended the Revolutionary War
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Citizens did not like the state taxes so they began to violently rebel causing Shay’s Rebellion.
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The Constitutional Convention decides how America was going to be governed
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George Washington was elected the first President of the United States
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All of the ten amendments were put together and sighed as the Bill of Rights
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The cotton gin was invented to decrease the time it took to separate seeds from cotton fibers
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John Adams was elected President
