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boston tea party
This act of american defiance served as a protest against taxation
the tax on the tea was actually less than the original tax it was the fact they werent represented is what led to it
it was done by colonists in indian costumes
there was little interference and no violence occured
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beginning of revolutionary war
france allied with america to revenge defeat in seven years war
fighting started at lexington and concord between american minutemen and british red coats
this is where "the shot heard round the world"
george washington was appointed to take charge of militia units in boston -
decleration of indepence ratified
this announced that the thirteen colonies had become a new nation
thomas jefferson composed the original draft
was ultimately a formal explanation of why congress had chosen to become independent from great britain
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treaty of paris
this treaty ended the revolutionary war
this recognized the independence of the united states
granted the us significant western territories
both countries did not follow parts of the treaty
this treaty was followed by many others
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constitutional convention
convention met in philadelphia, pennsylvania
happened between may 25 and september 17
this happened to create a government
it happened to get rid of articles of confederation
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geroge washinton for president
he was the fisst president of the united states
washington helped shaped the offices future role and powera
he believed it was necessary to delegate balance between the presidency power
washington also influenced the paths for presidency to move forward
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bill of rights
The bill of rights was written by james madison
The bill of rights is a list of limits on goverment power
Federalists argued that the constitution did not need a bill of rights
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louisiana purchase
The united states purchased 828,000,000 square miles of territory from france
The louisiana territory stretched from the mississippi river to the rocky mountains and from the gulf of mexico to canadian border
Part or all of the 15 states in that area were eventually created from the land deal
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civil war begins
The war began when the confederate bombared union soldiers at fort sumter
The main issue that led to the disruption of the union was the debate over future slavery
it was the bloodiest four years in american history
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Robert E Lee surrenders
when the war ended approximately 630,000 deaths and over 1 million casualties
Robert E lee surrenders his 28,000 troops to union General S Grant ending the civil war
The terms agreed to by General Lee and Grant and accepted by the Federal Government would become the model for other surrenders
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