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The Stamp Act
A tax put on the American colonies by the British.This act stated they had to pay a tax on printed materials. The colonies were controlled by this act because to buy paper from Britain it had an official stamp on it that showed they had paid the tax. -
Boston Tea Party
a protest by the American Colonists against the British government. They protested by boarding three trade ships in Boston Harbor and then threw the ships supply of tea overboard into the ocean. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act, and Quebec Act. -
The Battles of Lexington & Concord
Lexington and Concord were the place of the first fighting in the Revolutionary War. The first shot was fired later to be known as the shot heard around the world. -
Declaration of Independence
A document that stated America was breaking away from British rule and would fight for their freedom. -
Yorktown
the last great battle of the American Revolutionary War, the British Army surrendered and the British government started to contemplate a peace treaty. -
Treaty of Paris
Britain acknowledged the Thirteen Colonies to be free and independent states. Negotiations about boundaries of the United States allowed for western expansion. -
Constitutional Convention
The Great Compromise
