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Stamp Act Congress
delegates from 9 of the 13 colonies that discussed and acted upon the recently passed Stamp Act -
The Townshend Acts
a series of acts passed by the Parliament relating to the British colonies in North America. -
The Boston Massacre
an incident that led to the deaths of five men by the British troops, the aftermath helped spark the rebellion in some of the British colonies, which started the American Revolution. -
The Boston Tea Party
a group of colonists boarded ships and destroyed tea by throwing it into Boston Harbor. -
First Continental Congress
response to the passage of the Intolerable Acts by the British Parliament -
Second Continental Congress Called
managed the colonial war effort, and moved slowly towards independence -
Articles of Confederation Passed
the first constitution of the United States of America and legally established the union of the states. -
Declaration of Independence
announced that the 13 colonies at war with Great Britain were now independent states -
The Treaty of Paris
It ended the American Revolution between the Great Britain and the United States of America,
