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Boston Massacre
The Boston massacre was a fight that broke out btween soldiers and colonies. both sides had injured people, and some colonies died. -
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Boston Tea Party
On the moonlit evening of december 16, 1773, a large group of boston rebels disguised themselves as Native Americans and Proceeded to tak action against three British tea Ships anchored in the habor. John Andrews, an onlooker, wrote a letter on december 18,1773, Describing what happened. -
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson and Madison argued that the national bank would create an alliance between Gov. And wealthy business owners.
Jefferson was a secretary of state.
Jefferson supported the Farming industry because he thought this would be the best way to raised the economy and pay their debt.
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Declaration Of Independence
The declaration of independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. -
Article Of Confederation
The article of confederation was an agreement among the 13 founding states that legally established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution. -
Treaty Of Paris
Once Britain agreed to full independence, the talks officially opene. In september 1783, The delegates signed the Treaty Of Paris, which confirmed U.S independence and set the boundaries of the nation. The United States now stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississipi River and from Canada to the Florida border.
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Shays Rebellion
Was an armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787. The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War.
The rebellion started on August 21, 1786, over financial difficulties and by January 1787, over one thousand Shaysites had been arrested. A militia that had been raised as a private army defeated an attack on the federal Springfield Armory by the main Shaysite force on February 3, 1787, and five rebels were killed. -
Three Branches Of Government
Legislative branch:congress can override a presidential veto. they make the Law.
Executive branch: Can veto bills of congress. enforce the laws president.
Judicial branch: Appointed for life, federal judges are free from presidential control. They interprret the la the supreme court. -
George Washington becomes President and create the cabinet
Washington took charge of a political system that was a bold experiment. Never before had a nation tried to base a government on the Enlightenment ideals of republican rule and individual rightrs. No one knew if a government based on the will of the people could really work. He was the first president of the United States. -
Bill Of Right
The Bill Of Right is the purposed U.S.constitution coutained no guarantee that the government that the government would protect the rights of the people or of the state.
