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The date the Mayflower Compact was signed.
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The Stamp Act is passed.
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British troops in Boston killed 5 people.
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Boston Tea Party took place.
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The Battles of Lexington and Condcord begin.
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Congress votes George Washington general & commander-in-chief of the new Continental Army.
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First major fight between British & American trooops.
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The NH assembly adopts the first American state constitution.
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Thomas Paine's COMMON SENSE is published in Philidelphia.
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The Declaration of Independence was signed.