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Stamp Act
An act by king George the third that added taxes to special paper made in London. -
Boston Tea Party
American's dumping British tea into Boston Harbor to protest the taxes. -
Intolerable acts
It was a series of acts to take away colonial rights. -
Declaration of independence
The document that made America it's own country, written by Thomas Jefferson, and it included Enlightenment ideas. -
Battle of Saratoga
Took place in Saratoga New York. The Colonial army defeated the British. It was a turning point in the war because it convinced France to help the colonists. -
Battle of Yorktown
Yorktown Virginia is where the colonists defeated Britain and Commander Cornwallis. -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty marked the end of the Revolutionary war, negotiated by Ben Franklin. -
Constitutional Convention
The first American constitution signed in Philadelphia.
