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Stamp Act
A tax put on the American colonies to help British pay for teh French and Indian War. They taxed printed materials such as newspapers, magazine and legal documents. The colonist did not want to be taxed because they had not representatives in the British Parliament. -
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American Revolution
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Boston Massacre
An argument between a British solder and a few colonist escalated and led to British soldiers killing 5 colonist. It became a rallying cry for patriotism in the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
One of the key events that led to the American Revolution. The American Colonists were protesting the tax on tea from Britain. They dumped 90,000 pounds of tea in the British Harbor. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
These battles between the American Colonist and British Army signaled the start of th American Revolutionary war. Paul Revere and other riders warned the colonist that the "British are Coming" . -
Declaration of Independence
A document written by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman, and Thomas Jefferson explaining why the American Colonists were declaring their independence from British rule. -
Battles of Saratoga
A series of battles won by the Americans that were a turning point of the war. They included the Bennington, Battle of Freeman's Farm, and The Battle of Bemis Heights. The British surrendered on October 17, 1777. -
Treaty of Alliance
France became the primary ally or support for the American colines. They provided supplies such as gunpowder, cannons, clothing and shoes. -
Articles of Confederation
These served as teh first constitution of the US and officially established the government of hte union. It had flaws and was replaced by the US Constitution in 1788. -
Battle of Yorktown
The last great battle of the American Revolutionary War. The British Army was surrounded in Yorktown by the French Navy, George Washington and his army from the north, and Nathanael Greene and his army from this south. It is where the British Army surrendered and led to a peace treaty. -
Treaty of Paris
The offical peace treat between the United States and Britian that ended the Revolutionary War. The thirteen colonies became independent states, and it established the boundaries of the United States.
