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Virginia and Massachusetts -
Born the First president of the United States (1789) -
Great Britain -
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Virginia, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. -
Hostilities begin between the 13 colonies and the British banks over taxation -
Confrontation in Boston in which a group of nine British soldiers shot five people -
342 Chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company were thrown from ships into Boston Harbor by American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians -
General gage orders troops to seize guns and ammunition, British soldiers leave Boston at night to have element of surprise, minutemen” engage British troops on Lexington Green, British suffer staggering losses and Colonists are able to hide weapons. -
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After the Battles of Lexington and Concord the around 15,000 Colonists siege Boston, Overnight they Build fortifications on Breed’s Hill and The British attack and push the Colonists back, suffering heavy losses. -
Commander of all Continental Forces -
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U.S. history, document that was approved by the Continental Congress and that announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain. -
