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Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre-incident against the British troops, they were firing into a mob. The cause of the Boston Massacre was that the crowd was throwing snowballs at them an they were getting very upset. The effect of the a Boston was that it showed the dangers of having British troops in the colonial towns, -
Boston Tea Party
Tea Act - This act helped the British east India company by giving it control over the American tea trade The cause of the communications among leaders in Massachutes towns. The result of the tea party was that the colonist were angry because they still have to pay tax on the shippers an merchants were upset about new law because they still had to pay tax on there tea. -
Thomas Jefferson
thomas jefferson was the 3rd president of the united state.thomas jefferson was an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence (1776th).Jefferson lived in a slave society; he owned plantations totaling thousands of acres and hundreds of slaves during his lifetime -
Declaration of independence
The first person that wrote the first draft of declaration of independence was thomas jefferson.jefferson described those rights as "life, liberty and the prursuit of HAPPINESS"the declarationstates flarty that "all men are created equal" -
Aticles of confederation
ATICLE OF CONFEDERATION IS that Congress given the power to:Declare WarMake PeaceSign TreatiesBorrow Money Establish an Army & NavyOrganize a Post Office -
Treaty of paris
This was the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War confirming the independence of the United States.On September 3, Britain also signed separate agreements with France and Spain, and (provisionally) with the Netherlands.Establishing the boundaries between the United States and British North America -
Shays Rebellion
Shay's Rebellion was protest by farmers who faced problems from Debt they owed to creditors and the state of massachusetts.the shay's rebellion during one year 1786-1787.shay's rebellion in 2786-1787 not only the resulted in the death of four rebels but also unsettled some of the nation's leaders. -
Three Branches of goverment
legislative -Congress which is the House of Representatives and the Senate it make the laws
Executive-includes the president of the United States, the vice president, and the major departments of the governent it enforce the laws.
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george washington becomes president and creates the cabinet
george washington was the first president of the united state and the first president to use the cabinet.His cabinet consisted of only 4 people, Alexander Hamilton as Treasury Secretary, Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State, Henry Knox as Secretary of War, and Edmund Randolph as Attorney General. George Washington created the Cabinet in 1789 because he thought he needed advisors. -
Bill of rights
the first ten amendments to the constituion
