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Where: Boston, Massachusetts
He was the fifteenth son of Josiah Franklin and Anne Child. -
Benjamin Franklin Married Deborah Reed
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Where: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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The British troops arrived in Boston to enforce common laws.
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Five American Colonists were shot by British troops after supposedly hurling stones at them.
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The British were taxing Americans for tea,
so some Americans rebelled Dressed as Native Americans and went onto the British boats and dumped 342 whole crates of tea overboard. -
Why was it held?: Because the American colonists were angry about taxes and the Intolerable acts.
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Paul Revere road through villages and towns warning Americans of the British's planned invasion on Boston.
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Where: Bunker hill, Boston, Massacusetts
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The Declaration of independance, written by Thomas Jefferson, is ratified by Congress. Fun Fact: Benjamin Franklin is best known his role as one of our Founding Fathers and for signing the Declaration of Independence .
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Where: Philadelphia, Pennsilvania
The home of his daughter Susan.
