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The Stamp Act
an act of the British Parliament in 1756 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. -
Proclamation Line
issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War -
Quatering act
name given to a minimum of two Acts of British Parliament in the local governments of the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with any needed accommodations or housing. -
The Declaration act
commonly known as the Declaratory Act, was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, -
Townshend Act
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Boston Massacre
a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers -
Tea Act
was the final straw in a series of unpopular policies and taxes imposed by Britain on her American colonies. The policy ignited a “powder keg” of opposition and resentment among American colonists and was the catalyst of the Boston Tea Party. -
Shot Heard Around the World
hundreds of British troops set off from Boston toward Concord, Massachusetts -
Declaration of independence
A Transcription. IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America -
Committee of Correspondence
hadow governments organized by the Patriot leaders of the Thirteen Colonies on the eve of the American Revolution.
