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The Stamp Act
The first British parliamentary attempt to raise revenue through direct taxation. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. The principal objective was to reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially troubled British East India Company in its London warehouses and to help the struggling company survive. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest. -
First Continental Congress
A meeting of delegates of 12 of the Thirteen Colonies. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord was the first major military campaign of the American Revolutionary War. -
Second Continental Congress
John Hancock was elected president of Congress. George Washington is named commander-in-chief. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence, formally titled The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America in both the engrossed version and the original printing, is the founding document of the United States. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolutionary War. The American defeat of the superior British army lifted patriot morale, furthered the hope for independence, and helped to secure the foreign support needed to win the war. -
Battle of Yorktown
Victory at Yorktown led directly to the peace negotiations that ended the war in 1783 and gave America its independence. -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty of Paris was signed and triggered the ending of the War of the American Revolution -
United States Constitution
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States -
Bill Of Rights
The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.