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Boston Massacre
the Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. -
Boston tea party
When three tea ships, the Dartmouth, the Eleanor, and the Beaver, arrived in Boston Harbor, the colonists demanded that the tea be returned to England. After Massachusetts Governor Thomas Hutchinson refused, Patriot leader Samuel Adams organized the “tea party” with about 60 members of the Sons of Liberty, his underground resistance groupThe British tea dumped in Boston Harbor on the night of December 16 was valued at some $18,000. -
battles of lexington and concord
The British then continued into Concord to search for arms, not realizing that the vast majority had already been relocated. They decided to burn what little they found, and the fire got slightly out of control -
the american revolution begins
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the American Revolution, a conflict that would escalate from a colonial uprising into a world war that, seven years later, would give birth to the independent United States of America. -
philadelphia
Salem, Beverly, and Marblehead harbours; that five hundred fresh troops had arrived from Ireland; two regiments had gone to Halifax; two regiments had pushed into the river St˙ Lawrence, in hopes of getting up to Quebeck -
US declares independence
In the spring of 1776, support for independence swept the colonies, the Continental Congress called for states to form their own governments, and a five-man committee was assigned to draft a declaration. -
battle of trenton
In only one hour of fighting, the Continental Army captured nearly nine hundred Hessian officers and soldiers as well as a large supply of muskets, bayonets, swords, and cannons. -
valley forge
General George Washington is remembered as the Father of our Country. His respect for his fellow man didn't start when he became President, but when he fought side by side with his troops. He was a man of prayer and knew answers to his prayers. -
treaty allience
Treaty of Alliance, the Treaty of Amity and Commerce with France was signed on February 6, 1778, promoting trade and commercial ties between the two countries. -
artlicles of confederation
On March 2, 1781, following final ratification by the 13th state, the Articles of Confederation became the law of the land. -
victory at yorktown
On October 19, General Cornwallis surrendered 7,087 officers and men, 900 seamen, 144 cannons, 15 galleys, a frigate, and 30 transport ships. Pleading illness, he did not attend the surrender ceremony, but his second-in-command, General Charles O’Hara, carried Cornwallis’ sword to the American and French commanders. -
treaty of paris
As Britain formally recognized the independence of its 13 former American colonies, and the boundaries of the new republic were agreed upon: Florida north to the Great Lakes and the Atlantic coast west to the Mississippi River. -
constitution signed
On September 17, 1787, the Constitution was signed. As dictated by Article VII, the document would not become binding until it was ratified by nine of the 13 states.
