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The killing of five colonists by British regulars.
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This act of American colonial defiance was a well-known protest against taxation, especially on tea.
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A document written by the Stamp Act Congress that declared that taxes imposed on British colonists without their formal consent were unconstitutional.
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A document detailing the purpose and goals of the American Colonists.
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In response to the British Parliament, the first session of the Continental Congress convenes
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The Second Congress focused on the Colonial war effort and worked towards independence
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British soldiers and the colonists' militia exchanged gunfire at known as "the shot heard round the world," it signaled the start of the American Revolution
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On July 4, 1776, now known as independence day, Congress approved the final text of the Declaration. It wasn't signed until August 2, 1776.
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The Third Continental Congress convenes to discuss International matters.
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The Articles of Confederation (the first written constitution of the United States) was proposed out of wartime urgency.
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America Declares English hostilities over and begins negotiations.
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The Revolutionary war concludes officially declaring America as it's own country.
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Formally titled as a Meeting of Commissioners to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government, the Annapolis Convention was a political convention held in Annapolis, Maryland, which allowed twelve delegates from five states gather to discuss pressing matters.
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A statement about freedom of conscience and the principle of separation of church and state written by Thomas Jefferson.
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A series of protests by American farmers against state and local tax collections and judgments for debt.
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Delegates from five states called for a Constitutional Convention in order to discuss possible improvements to the Articles of Confederation.
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A proposal by Virginia delegates for a legislative branch.
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A law that allowed new territories to become states in the future if certain criteria were met .
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A proposal for the structure of the United States Government
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The U.S. constitution is signed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Delaware became the first state to ratify the constitution.
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A series of conflicts concerning the Constitution and it's message.
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George Washington is sworn in as the first president of the United States.
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The constitution officially went into effect on the whole country after Rhode Island became the last state to ratify.