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American Revolution
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Stamp Act 1765
This direct tax imposed on the British colonies in North America. The goal was to help finance for the British troops in teh colonies. -
Boston Massacre
An incident between the British soldiers and a cround of colonists in Boston. A group of British soldiers opened fire on a crowd killing five. -
Boston Tea Party
Seventy men boarded three British ships and threw their tea into the sea. This was a protest against the Tea Act. -
Intolerable Acts
These were laws that closed the Boston harbor for all shipping until the city would pay for the tea they distructed. -
Articles of Association
A universal prohibition of trade with Great Britain. It prohibited import, consumption, and export of goods with England. -
Lexington and Concord
The British governor of Mass. sent British troops to seize the colonists' military stores, but the Patriot colonists decided to prevent the British from carrying out their plan. -
Declaration of Independence
The Second Continental Congress adopted the declaration and proclaimed that the 13 colonies were independent. -
Saratoga
The turningn point in the American Revolution. France openly supported the Americans against Britian. -
Yorktown
The Americans had the British cornered and they knew they didn't have the slightest chance of surviving. Lord Cornwallis accepted the terms of surrender. -
Signature of the Treaty of Paris
This treaty ended the American Revolution and established the boundaries of the United States.