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History
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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British regulars on March 5, 1770 -
Boston Tea Party
On December 16, 1773, American colonists disguised themselves as Indians, and raided three ships in Boston Harbor. This came to be known as the 'Boston Tea Party'. The colonists emptied 342 chests of tea to keep from paying taxes to England -
Thomas Jefferson
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Declaration of Independence
In 1801, Thomas Jefferson won election as the third president of the United States. The man who had written that "all men are created equal," the philosopher who had provided the emerging nation with its founding statement of human and national rights, was now rewarded with the presidential office. But while his supporters judged this appropriate—one might even say poetically appropriate—his qualifications for the office were questioned by many.
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shays's Rebellion
shays's rebellion in 1786-1787 not only resulted in the death of four rebels of four rebels but also unsetteled some of the nation's -
Article of confederation
This document served as the United States' first constitution, and was in force from March 1, 1781, until 1789 when the present day Constitution went into effect. -
Treaty of paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on the one hand and the United States of America and its allies on the other. The other combatant nations, France, Spain and the Dutch Republic had separate agreements; for details of these, and the negotiations which produced all four treaties, see Peace of Paris (1783). It is most famous for being "exceedingly generous" to the United States in terms of enlarged boundaries. -
Three branches of goverment
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Bill of rights
the bill of rights is basictly the rights of the people that are living in America and it gives you your rights what you can can't do.
