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There were 340 chests of tea were destroyed in Boston Harbour. The Boston tea party is one of the key events in the lead up to the American Revolutionary War.
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The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, initiating open armed conflict between Great Britain and its thirteen American colonies.
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The Declaration of Independence was primarily signed on August 2, 1776 although it was adopted on July 4, 1776. The formal signing took place at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia. While the document was approved on July 4th, the engrossed copy wasn't ready for signing until August 2nd, and some delegates signed later.
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A period of immense hardship for the Continental Army, where soldiers faced severe shortages of food, clothing, and shelter, leading to widespread disease, death, and suffering.
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the final major land battle of the American Revolution and resulted in a decisive victory for American and French forces.
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The Articles had been adopted by Congress in 1777 but faced delays in ratification due to disputes among the states over issues like land claims. Once Maryland's ratification was complete, the Articles of Confederation became the official, if temporary, government of the United States
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This date marked the end of the ratification process making the Constitution the official framework of the US government
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Washington delivered his inaugural address and took the oath of office on a balcony at Federal Hall, administered by Robert R. Livingston.
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Washington's Farewell Address is a letter written by President George Washington as a valedictory to "friends and fellow-citizens" after 20 years of public service to the United States. He wrote it near the end of the second term of his presidency before retiring to his home at Mount Vernon in Virginia.
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He died from a throat infection called epiglottitis. He tracked the infection because he didn’t change out of he wet clothes after a long day of supervising and horseback riding in the snow.
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when electors "meet in their respective States, and vote by Ballot for two Persons, of whom one at least shall not be an Inhabitant of the same State with themselves" in accordance with the Constitution
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It is a landmark 1803 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review the power of the federal courts to declare laws unconstitutional.