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Stamp Act
act made by Parliament to tax newspapers and legal/commercial documents -
Boston Massacre
outbreak in Boston where British soldiers killed 3 people and severely injured 2 -
Tea Party
a revolt by the colonist where they dressed up as Native Americans and dumped 342 chests of tea into the water -
Creation of the First Continental Congress
self government of the 13 colonies -
Creation of the Second Continental Congress
self government of the 13 colonies -
Lexington and Concord
First two battles of the Revolutionary War -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
a battle fought on Bunker Hill, a certain hill just outside Boston, where the British tried to take over Boston -
Olive Branch Petition
Final attempt to avoid war between the 13 colonies and Great Britain -
Writing and distribution of Common Sense
a book written by Thomas Paine to encourage new sense of government in the colonies -
Declaration of Independence
document signed to free the colonies from the control of the English government
