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Date |
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| 1 | 1770 | - 5 Mar 1770: Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a confrontation in Boston on March 5, 1770, in which nine British soldiers shot several of a crowd of three or four hundred who were harassing them verbally and throwing various projectiles. The event was heavily publicized as "a massacre" by leading Patriots such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams.
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| 2 | 1775 | - 18 Apr 1775—14 Jan 1784: American Revolutionary War
 American Revolutionary War
- 19 Apr 1775: Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were some of the leading military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy (present-day Arlington), and Cambridge. They marked the outbreak of armed conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and Patriot militias from America's thirteen colonies.
- 10 May 1775: Americans capture Fort Ticonderoga in NY
The capture of Fort Ticonderoga occurred during the American Revolutionary War on May 10, 1775, when a small force of Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold surprised and captured the fort's small British garrison.
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| 3 | 1785 | |
| 4 | 1786 | - 1786—1787: Shays' Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes on both individuals and their trades. The fighting took place in the areas around Springfield during 1786 and 1787.
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| 5 | 1789 | |
| 6 | 1797 | |
1768 - 1797 (29 years)
Northwest Indian War
George Washington U.S. Presidency
John Adams U.S. Presidency