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Boston Tea Party
A group of 30-130 American men dressed as Mohawk Indians boarded British East India Tea ships and dumped all of the tea into the Boston harbor. -
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Intolerable Acts
A series of laws passed by British Parliament. 4 of the acts were a direct response to the Boston Tea Party. The colonists created the 1st continental congress to organize protests against the acts -
The Battles of Lexington & Concord
First military engagements of the Revolutionary War. -
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Second Continental Congress
Started meeting on May 10th 1775, succeeded the 1st constitutional congress, managed the colonial war effort, and adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4th 1775. -
Declaration of Independence
Adopted by the 2nd continental congress. Announced that the 13 colonies were independent states. -
The Battle of Saratoga
Americans force British General Burgoyne to surrender, turning point of the war. -
Articles of Confederation
Agreement by the 13 states that legally established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states, served as its first constitution. -
The Battle of Yorktown
Combined assault by American General George Washington and French Comte de Rochambeau, British Lieutenant General Cornwallis surrenders, end of the American Revolution. -
Shays' Rebellion
Armed rebellion that took place in central and western Massachusetts. It lasted until July of 1787. Happened because of financial difficulties brought about by a post-war economic depression, a credit squeeze caused by a lack of hard currency, and fiscally harsh government policies instituted in 1785 to solve the state's debt problems. -
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Philadelphia Convention
Lasted until September 17, 1787. The convention resulted in the creation of the United States Constitution. Delegates elected George Washintgon to lead the convention.
