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The Boston tea party was a protest when a group of 60 American colonists threw 342 cheats of tea into the Boston Harbor to go against both the tax of tea and the perceived monopoly of the East India Company.
It was the first act of defiance to British rule over the colonists -
It was some of the leading military engagements of the American revolutionary war
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It was an official step taken by the American colonies toward independence
To explain the colonist's right to the revolution -
It is location of the 1777-1778 winter encampment of the continental army
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Adopted the Articles of confederation the first constitution of the U.S
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the decisive engagement
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Was the first 4 year term of George Washington as president
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To serve as a guide to future statecraft for the American public and his successors in office
he urged Americans to subordinates sectional jealousies to common national interests -
It was important because he created standards in all political, military, and economic areas, he also helped shape the office's future role
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Vice president thomas jefferson defeated the federalist party candidate, incumbent president john Adams
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I sued the new secretary of state Established the principle of judicial review