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Stamp Act Congress
A meeting between congress to discuss the issues of trial by jury, right to self taxation, and admiralty courts. -
Townshend Acts
A British taxs on imports of glass, paint, lead paper, and tea for the American colonies to raise revenues. -
Boston Massacre
A killing of five citizens by British soldiers. -
Boston Tea Party
American patriots, disguised as Native Americans, threw British tea from ships in Boston. -
First Continental Congress
A meeting in Philidelphia between the American delegates. They voted to cut off colonial trade with Great Britain unless parliament abolished Intolerable Acts. -
Second Continental Congress
The gathering of American delegates in Philidelphia to break away from the British government. -
Declaration of Independence
A document by Thomas Jefferson that finally abolished the American colonies from the British crown; the document listed grievences and reasons for the seperation. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation established the first form of government for the colonies. The Articles gave the states more power than necessery and in turn, failed. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty ending the American Revolution.
