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The British government imposed a tax on all paper products/documents in within the 13 colonies.
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American colonists were angered by the "taxation without representation" and poured 342 chests of British tea into the Boston harbor.
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Paul Revere and William Dawes rode into the city to warn Adams and Hancock that the British were coming and to prepare the minutemen.
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord kicked off the start of the Revolutionary War.
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This document represented the American colonists decision to severe ties and claim independence from the British government.
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The Articles of Confederation were created with the idea that the colonists would establish their own national government within the United States (upon declaring independence from the British government).
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On this date, all thirteen states agreed to ratify the Articles of Confederation. This created a loose confederation of the sovereign states and created a weak central government.
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British Gen. Cornwallis surrendered his British soldiers to the French and Americans at Yorktown- marking the end of the American Revolution.
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The Consitution was signed by delegates in Philadelphia on this date. The Constitution established America's national government and fundamental laws.
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The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution and give citizens their fundamental rights. The Bill of Rights was adopted on this date.
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