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Stamp Act Congress
A meeting of delegates from 9 colonies, which discussed the newly passed Stamp Act. -
Townshend Acts
Acts passed by the Parliament of Great Britian relating to the British Colonies. The acts were imposed to raise money for governors and judges, so that they would be independent of colonial control. -
The Boston Massacre
The killing of five British colonists by British troops, after tension caused by Birish military presence in Boston. -
The Boston Tea Party
Rebellion of British colonists against the British gov't, after British officials refused to return taxed tea to Britian. -
First Continental Congress
Meeting in Philidelphia wit delegates from 12 British colonies to adopt a resolution to oppose the Coersive Acts. -
Second Continental Congress
Meeting in Philadelphia where the decision was made to raise and army with George Washington as the commander in chief. -
Declaration of Independence
Document written by Thomas Jefferson that claimed that the colonies had the right to separate from Britian and listed theier greivances against the King. -
Articles of Confederation Passed
The first constitution of the US made among the 13 colonies, which established a weak central gov't and laid most of the power into the states' hands. -
The Treaty of Paris
The treaty that formally ended the American Revolution between Britain and the colonies.
