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It was the first armed war.
Those phrases are found in the Preamble to the Constitution. Hope I helped! Here's the excerpt: "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of ..."
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the boston massacre and the repeal of taxes under the townshend acts began a period of calm across the colonies.
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