The first American lighthouse built in Boston Harbor. British troops shoot colonists in Boston Massacre. Boston Tea Party dumps tea into bay. Colonists at Faneuil Hall, in Boston, oppose taxes. The first battle of the American Revolution fought in Lexington and Concord. 1775.
Colonial troops force British to evacuate Boston.
Shays's Rebellion occurs. Massachusetts is sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution on Feb. 6, 1788. The first American novel, William Hill Brown's The Power of Sympathy, published in Worcester. State House built in Boston. John Adams, born 1735 in Quincy, elected 2nd president of United States.