U.S. History 1770 to 1840

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  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson

    Lawyer from Virginia.Wrote the Declaration of Independence. He was also the thirt President of the United States, taking office for 8 years (1801 - 1809).
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  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    Argument between British soldiers and colonists from Bpston. In this event, 5 people were killed.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    Colonists dressed up as Indians; they dumped 18,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor.

  • 5 Intolerable Acts by King George

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    A document written in 1776 that gave colonists freedom from Britain; they no longer had to live by Britain's rules or laws.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    the confirmation of U.S. independence from other countries.
  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights

    Document part of the U.S. Constitution which stated citizen's freedoms and rights in the United States. Some of these rights were: Freedom of Speech, Press, and Religion.
  • Three Branches of Government

    Three Branches of Government

    Judicial, Legislative, and Judicial Branch. Their jobs varied from making. interpreting, and

  • Alexander Hamilton and his plan for creating the Bank of the United States